JLPT N1
受難
It’s a formal word for enduring a great ordeal or a period of suffering, especially when it’s out of your control.
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Other forms
受難する to suffer
1 Noun, Suru verb
Ordeal / Hardship
A period of great hardship, trials, or misfortune that one is forced to endure.
Example
その 芸術家 は 生前 、 長い 受難 の 時代 を 過ごした 。
That artist went through a long period of hardship during his lifetime.
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2 Noun
The Passion (of Christ)
In Christianity, this specifically refers to the suffering of Jesus Christ leading up to his crucifixion.
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