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苦くるしめる

N1
くるしめる kurushimeru
  1. to torment
  2. to harass
  3. to inflict pain
ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

折磨;使痛苦

Examples

  • その事実が彼女の心を苦しめている。
    The matter weighs on her mind.
    那个事实折磨着她的心。
  • その問もん題だいは主しゅ任にんをひどく苦くるしめた。
    The problem tortured the chief.
    那个问题让负责人非常苦恼。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0e4bfbe5d4'); // 苦しめる
{
  "id": "0e4bfbe5d4",
  "word": "苦しめる",
  "reading": "くるしめる",
  "romaji": "kurushimeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to torment",
    "to harass",
    "to inflict pain"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1244360,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "その事実が彼女の心を苦しめている。",
      "en": "The matter weighs on her mind.",
      "tatoeba_id": 209811
    },
    {
      "ja": "その問題は主任をひどく苦しめた。",
      "furigana": "その{問題|もんだい}は{主任|しゅにん}をひどく{苦|くる}しめた。",
      "en": "The problem tortured the chief.",
      "tatoeba_id": 206411
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "540d88843c87da20a7112c547c3c207d16add04878b5c6bf3e2613f89deb6a0e",
    "meanings": [
      "折磨",
      "使痛苦"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "その事実が彼女の心を苦しめている。",
        "zh": "那个事实折磨着她的心。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その問題は主任をひどく苦しめた。",
        "zh": "那个问题让负责人非常苦恼。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/0e4bfbe5d4",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1244360; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "c9bebf8705233c6bffadf91e881466d0a914e560fd5cb1c5ec62ba9fbc630ab6",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}