つらい（つらい）: emotionally or physically painful

JLPT N3 Vocabulary in Japanese · Bebop Teacher Radio · Oct 21, 2026 · 6m

つらい（つらい）means "emotionally or physically painful"; "hard to cope with". JLPT N3. A short lesson about one Japanese word, taught in simple Japanese by 森 あや. Chapters 0:00 つらい and its meanings 0:11 つらい in everyday Japanese 3:00 More ways to use つらい 4:24 Check 5:31 Recap Lessons matched to your level, with the words on screen as she speaks: https://bebopjapanese.com The teacher’s voice is made with AI. Dictionary data: JMdict by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.