心苦しい|こころぐるしいkokorogurushii[6]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivepainful; being sorry; feeling sorry
   君きみと意見いけんを異ことにするので私には心苦こころぐるしい。↗

   It pains me to disagree with your opinion.

• RelatedつらいNeutralEveryday word for your own pain or distress; 「心苦しい」 usually adds guilt toward someone or heartache over another's plight.
• Related苦しいくるしいNeutralPoints to physical suffering or a tough situation—one's own plight; 「心苦しい」 instead expresses guilt toward others or heartache for them.
• Related悲しいかなしいNeutralPlain sadness or sorrow; it expresses your own low spirits and carries no sense of owing someone an apology, unlike 「心苦しい」.
• Related切ないせつないNeutralA chest-tightening ache of longing and sorrow; more sentimental and lyrical than 「心苦しい」.
• Antonym気楽なCasualColloquial opposite: carefree and unburdened, with none of the guilt that weighs on 「心苦しい」.

Use 「心苦しい」 when you feel guilty about troubling someone or ache over another's plight, as in 「お願いするのは心苦しいのですが」. For your own pain say 「辛い」 or 「苦しい」; for sadness 「悲しい」; for wistful heartache 「切ない」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 心こころが痛いたむさま。
2. 他人たにんに対たいして申し訳もうしわけなく思おもうさま。