| 厄 | kurushimu wazawai | adversity, difficulty, distress |
| 困 | komaru kurushimu | to surround, beseige; to be surrounded; difficult |
| 偬 | kurushimu sewashii awatadashii | urgent |
| 苦 | nigai kurushii kurushimu | bitter; hardship, suffering |
| 窘 | kurushimu tashinameru | embarrassed; hard-pressed |
| 傯 | kurushimu | urgent |
| 弊 | tsukareru kurushimu yabureru | evil, wrong, bad; criminal |