Vocabulary

hardship

苦難(くなん)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money.
仕事(しごと)や十分(じゅうぶん)なお金(かね)がないなど、困難(こんなん)や苦(くる)しみを引(ひ)き起(お)こす状態(じょうたい)。

Examples

  1. The hardships he faced after he lost his job and his wife left him were financially and mentally severe.