苦あれば楽あり。

苦あれば楽あり。

No sweet without sweat.

苦(く)あれば楽(らく)あり。

Ku areba raku ari.

苦 (く)

pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; duhkha (suffering)

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

楽 (らく)

comfort; ease; raku pottery

在り (あり)

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; passable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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、ラク、ゴウ、たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease