苦学

Reading

Kana: くがく
Romaji: kugaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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paying one's own school expenses by working

Kanji

Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science

Example Sentences

(わたし)苦学(くがく)して大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)した。
➥I worked my way through college.
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あおいは、苦学生(くがくせい)だから、そんな高級(こうきゅう)なもの、()てないです。
➥I'm putting myself through school, so I can't have things that are that expensive.
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(かれ)苦学(くがく)して()がりなりにも大学(だいがく)()た。
➥Somehow he managed to work his way through college.
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バイトで学費(がくひ)(かせ)ぎながら大学(だいがく)(かよ)ってる。まあ苦学(くがく)()ってとこかな。
➥I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.
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