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ほろ苦い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほろ苦い.

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Entry

ほろ苦いホロ苦いろにが (ほろ苦い)ホロにがい (ホロ苦い)~い Adj.Freq #32244
1

slightly bitter (taste)

2

bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

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Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る

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