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    3. 苦海浄土

    苦海浄土

    苦く海かい浄じょう土ど

    Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1960 semi-fictional novel by Michiko Ishimure)

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab29 strokes

    くかいじょうど

    Noun

    1.
    Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1960 semi-fictional novel by Michiko Ishimure)
    work of art, literature, music, etc. name

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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)
    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    浄
    きよ.める・きよ.い…(2)
    clean・purify・cleanse・exorcise・Manchu Dynasty
    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
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