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苦吟

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 苦吟.

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Entry

苦吟ぎんNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #99967
1

laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る

versify, singing, recital

7 strokesFrequency 1,956JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ギン

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