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苦吟 (くぎん) — laborious composition | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
苦吟

苦吟

苦く吟ぎん

laborious composition

Kanji Vocab Literature15 strokes

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くぎん

Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

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laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem

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Kanji that make up this word

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)

versify・singing・recital

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