苦心の甲斐があった。

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苦心 の 甲斐 が あった 。

English Translation

That was well worth the trouble.

Furigana

苦心(くしん)の甲斐(かい)があった。

Romanji

Kushin no kai ga atta.

Words

苦心 (くしん)

pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

甲斐 (かい)

effect; result; worth; use; avail

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

甲

Readings: コウ、 カン、 きのえ

Meanings: armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

斐

Readings: ヒ、 イ

Meanings: beautiful, patterned