Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 42: 夫, 妻, 困, 辛, 苦

Learn Kanji with Pictures 夫, 妻, 困, 辛, 苦
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1) 夫 : Husband

Onyomi reading: ふ, ふう, ぶ

Kunyomi reading: おっと

The kanji 夫 : My husband and I, the 2 of us are always together.

Common words containing this kanji 夫:

夫 (おっと): My husband

夫妻 (ふさい): Husband and wife

夫婦 (ふうふ): Married couple

大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ): All right, no problem

夫人 (ふじん): Wife, Mrs

工夫 (くこうふう): Contrivance, ingenuity

丈夫な (じょうぶな): Sturdy, healthy

2) 妻 : Wife

Onyomi reading: さい

Kunyomi reading: つま

The kanji 妻 : The woman holding a broom sweeping the house is my wife.

Common words containing this kanji 妻:

妻 (つま): My wife

夫妻 (ふさい): Husband and wife

妻子 (さいし): Wife and children

一夫多妻 (いっぷたさい): Polygamy

3) 困 : Trouble

Onyomi reading: こん

Kunyomi reading: こま

The kanji 困 : We are in trouble because there is a big tree (木) in the garden.

Common words containing this kanji 困:

困る (こまる): To be in trouble

困難な (こんなんな): Difficulty

貧困 (ひんこん): Poverty

困惑 (こんわく): Not knowing what to do

4) 辛 : Spicy, hard

Onyomi reading: しん

Kunyomi reading: から

The kanji 辛 : Standing (立) on a stake is very hard.

Common words containing this kanji 辛:

辛い (からい): Spicy

塩辛い (しおからい): Salty

香辛料 (こうしんりょう): Spicy seasoning

辛抱 (しんぼう): Patience, endurance

辛子 (からし): Mustard

*辛い (つらい): Hardship, toil

5) 苦 : Bitter, suffering

Onyomi reading: く

Kunyomi reading: にが, くる

The kanji 苦 : If you eat old (古) grass you will feel unwell.

Common words containing this kanji 苦:

苦い (にがい): Bitter

苦手 (にがて): Bad at

苦しい (くるしい):Painful, distressing

苦しむ (くるしむ): To suffer

苦痛 (くつう): Pain

苦労 (くろう): Hardship

苦情 (くじょう): Complaint