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憂き目を見る (うきめをみる) — to have a hard time of it | Kumi Dictionary

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憂き目を見る

憂き目を見る

憂うき目めを見みる

to have a hard time of it

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology35 strokes

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うきめをみる

Verb

1.

to have a hard time of it, to have a bitter experience

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Kanji that make up this word

うれ.える・うれ.い・う.い・う.き…(2)

melancholy・grieve・lament・be anxious・sad…(1)

め・-め・ま-…(6)

eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)

み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)

see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)

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