苦学

くがく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees
2. studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

Kanji

• 苦 suffer. Read as ク.
• 学 study. Read as ガク.

Example sentences

• 私は苦学して大学を卒業した。
  I worked my way through college.
• 彼は苦学して曲がりなりにも大学を出た。
  Somehow he managed to work his way through college.

Words containing 苦学

• 苦学生 (くがくせい) self-supporting student
• 苦学力行 (くがくりっこう) strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties

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