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苦汁をなめる (くじゅうをなめる) — to have a bitter experience | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
苦汁をなめる

苦汁をなめる

苦く汁じゅうをなめる

to have a bitter experience

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology23 strokes

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苦汁を舐める苦汁を嘗める苦渋をなめる苦渋を舐める苦渋を嘗める

くじゅうをなめる

Verb

1.

to have a bitter experience

idiomatic expression

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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)

しる・-しる・つゆ…(1)

soup・juice・broth・sap・gravy…(1)

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