What does 苦しむ mean?
苦しむ is a Japanese verb meaning “to suffer, to groan, to be worried” in English. It is written as 苦しむ in kanji, くるしむ in hiragana, and kurushimu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.