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    3. 苦吟

    苦吟

    苦く吟ぎん

    laborious composition

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab15 strokes

    くぎん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem

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    Kanji that make up this word

    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    吟
    versify・singing・recital
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