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つらい
tsurai
Description
「つらい」は、こころやからだが とても くるしいと きに つかう ことばです。
"つらい" is a word used when the mind or body is very painful or difficult.
しごとや べんきょうが 大へんな とき、この ことばで きもちを つたえます。
When work or study is tough, this word is used to express feelings.
Meanings
つらいtsurai
painful, hard to bear (emotionally or physically)
まいにち はやおきは つらいです。
Waking up early every day is tough.
つらいtsurai
cruel, harsh (toward someone)
かれは わたしに つらい ことを 言った。
He said something harsh to me.
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Notes
- Nuance
つらい stresses emotional/physical suffering, while きつい often means physically demanding or tough.
- Etymology
written 辛い; the same kanji also reads karai meaning 'spicy'.
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