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苦慮

Reading

Kana: くりょ
Romaji: kuryo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

rack one's brains

Kanji

苦
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
慮
Readings: リョ、 おもんぱく.る、 おもんぱか.る
Meanings: prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear

Example Sentence

国会(こっかい)議員(ぎいん)は問題(もんだい)の解決(かいけつ)に苦慮(くりょ)しています。
➥Legislators in the Diet are struggling to find a solution to the problem.
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