苦行

くぎょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
2. difficult work; strenuous task

Kanji

• 苦 suffer. Read as ク.
• 行 line. Read as ギョウ.

Words containing 苦行

• 苦行者 (くぎょうしゃ) ascetic
• 難行苦行 (なんぎょうくぎょう) penance

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