辛い目に会う つらいめにあう Also written つらい目にあう, 辛い目にあう, 辛い目に合う, 辛い目に遭う Meanings Expression, Godan verb to have a hard time of it See also: 目にあう (めにあう). Kanji 辛 painful. Read as つらい. 目 eye 会 meet. Read as あう. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists