苦心

くしん

pain, trouble

What does 苦心 mean?

苦心 is a Japanese noun meaning pain, trouble in English. It is written as 苦心 in kanji, くしん in hiragana, and kushin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

苦心の甲斐があった。

That was well worth the trouble.