七難八苦 しちなんはっく Meanings Noun the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains a series of disasters Kanji 七 seven. Read as シチ. 難 difficult. Read as ナン. 八 eight. Read as ハチ. 苦 suffer. Read as ク. Word lists Buddhism Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists