JLPT N3 Vocabulary

Kanji reading · 漢字読み

Choose the correct reading of the underlined word.

若いころはずいぶん苦労した。

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正解 · Answer

くろう

解説 · Why

苦労 = くろう. 苦 is にがい (bitter) or くるしい (painful) alone, but く in compounds.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

にがろう — 苦 takes its on-reading く here, not にがい.

くりょう — 労 is ろう, not りょう.

くうろう — 苦 is く, a short vowel.

語彙 · Breakdown

苦労くろうhardship, trouble

ずいぶん—considerably

例文 · Example

苦労が多かった。

Kurō ga ōkatta.

There were many hardships.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time25 sec

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Appears in漢字読み

AddedAug 2026

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