"四苦八苦" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕikɯ̟ha̠k̚kɯ̟] Forms: 四苦八苦 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (はっ), ()), shikuhakku [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 四苦 (shiku, “the four kinds of suffering”) + 八苦 (hakku, “the eight kinds of suffering”). Specifically, in Buddhism, the four kinds of suffering refers to the suffering of birth, old age, disease and death. The eight kinds of suffering refers to the previous four and parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks and pains of the five skandha. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|四苦|八苦|t1=the four kinds of suffering|t2=the eight kinds of suffering|tr1=shiku|tr2=hakku}} 四苦 (shiku, “the four kinds of suffering”) + 八苦 (hakku, “the eight kinds of suffering”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しくはっく}} 四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く) • (shikuhakku)
  1. being in dire straits, being hard put to it
    Sense id: en-四苦八苦-ja-noun-CZ1USLMC Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 46 15
  2. (Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-四苦八苦-ja-noun-OHXZFF2S Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 46 15 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

Verb

IPA: [ɕikɯ̟ha̠k̚kɯ̟]
Etymology: Compound of 四苦 (shiku, “the four kinds of suffering”) + 八苦 (hakku, “the eight kinds of suffering”). Specifically, in Buddhism, the four kinds of suffering refers to the suffering of birth, old age, disease and death. The eight kinds of suffering refers to the previous four and parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks and pains of the five skandha. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|四苦|八苦|t1=the four kinds of suffering|t2=the eight kinds of suffering|tr1=shiku|tr2=hakku}} 四苦 (shiku, “the four kinds of suffering”) + 八苦 (hakku, “the eight kinds of suffering”) Forms: 四苦八苦する [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (はっ), ()), shikuhakku suru [romanization], 四苦八苦し [stem] (ruby: (), (), (はっ), ()), 四苦八苦した [past] (ruby: (), (), (はっ), ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 四苦八苦し [error-unrecognized-form], しくはっくし [error-unrecognized-form], shikuhakku shi [error-unrecognized-form], 四苦八苦する [error-unrecognized-form], しくはっくする [error-unrecognized-form], shikuhakku suru [error-unrecognized-form], 四苦八苦すれ [error-unrecognized-form], しくはっくすれ [error-unrecognized-form], shikuhakku sure [error-unrecognized-form], 四苦八苦せよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 四苦八苦しろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], しくはっくせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], しくはっくしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], shikuhakku seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], shikuhakku shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 四苦八苦される [passive], しくはっくされる [passive], shikuhakku sareru [passive], 四苦八苦させる [causative], 四苦八苦さす [causative], しくはっくさせる [causative], しくはっくさす [causative], shikuhakku saseru [causative], shikuhakku sasu [causative], 四苦八苦できる [potential], しくはっくできる [potential], shikuhakku dekiru [potential], 四苦八苦しよう [volitional], しくはっくしよう [volitional], shikuhakku shiyō [volitional], 四苦八苦しない [negative], しくはっくしない [negative], shikuhakku shinai [negative], 四苦八苦せず [continuative, negative], しくはっくせず [continuative, negative], shikuhakku sezu [continuative, negative], 四苦八苦します [formal], しくはっくします [formal], shikuhakku shimasu [formal], 四苦八苦した [perfective], しくはっくした [perfective], shikuhakku shita [perfective], 四苦八苦して [conjunctive], しくはっくして [conjunctive], shikuhakku shite [conjunctive], 四苦八苦すれば [conditional, hypothetical], しくはっくすれば [conditional, hypothetical], shikuhakku sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. Same as above. Synonyms: above [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-四苦八苦-ja-verb-23pAJ0y- Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 31 26 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 46 15
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      "form": "四苦八苦できる",
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      "form": "しくはっくできる",
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      "form": "shikuhakku dekiru",
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      "form": "四苦八苦しよう",
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      "form": "四苦八苦しない",
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      "form": "しくはっくしない",
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          "苦",
          "く"
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          "八",
          "はっ"
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          "く"
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      "form": "四苦八苦し",
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    {
      "form": "しくはっくし",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "shikuhakku shi",
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    {
      "form": "四苦八苦する",
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    {
      "form": "しくはっくする",
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      "form": "四苦八苦すれ",
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      "form": "しくはっくすれ",
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      "form": "shikuhakku sure",
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      "form": "四苦八苦せよ",
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    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくされる",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "shikuhakku sareru",
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      "form": "四苦八苦させる",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "四苦八苦さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "しくはっくさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "しくはっくさす",
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      "form": "shikuhakku saseru",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "四苦八苦できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "四苦八苦しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "四苦八苦しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku shinai",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
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      "form": "四苦八苦せず",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくせず",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "shikuhakku sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "四苦八苦します",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "しくはっくします",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "shikuhakku shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "四苦八苦した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくした",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "四苦八苦して",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくして",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikuhakku shite",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "四苦八苦すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しくはっくすれば",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
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      "form": "shikuhakku sureba",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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        "Same as above."
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            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
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          "word": "above"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "しくはっく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕikɯ̟ha̠k̚kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "四苦八苦"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 四苦八苦 meaning in Japanese (8.6kB)

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