Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 苦学(くがく) in Japanese

苦学
Kana Reading
くがく
Romaji
kugaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    paying one's own school expenses by working
    Example sentence
    苦学して曲がりなりにも大学出た。 Somehow he managed to work his way through college.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

On'Yomi: ク

Kun'Yomi: くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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