苦しめる
N1くるしめる kurushimeru
- to torment
- to harass
- 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。
- その問題は主任をひどく苦しめた。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"
}
}