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辛い目に会う (つらいめにあう) — to have a hard time of it | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
辛い目に会う

辛い目に会う

辛つらい目めに会あう

to have a hard time of it

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology25 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

つらい目にあう辛い目にあう辛い目に合う辛い目に遭う

つらいめにあう

Verb

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to have a hard time of it

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Kanji that make up this word

から.い・つら.い・-づら.い・かのと…(1)

spicy・bitter・hot・acrid

め・-め・ま-…(6)

eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)

あ.う・あ.わせる・あつ.まる…(4)

meeting・meet・party・association・interview…(1)

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