Word details
苦汁をなめる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 苦汁をなめる.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression
to have a bitter experience
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
苦
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ク
Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
汁
soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
5 strokesFrequency 1,843JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジュウ
Kun
しる-しるつゆ
舐
lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
10 strokes
On
シ
Kun
ねぶ.るな.める
嘗
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
14 strokesGrade 9
On
ショウジョウ
Kun
かつ.てこころ.みるな.める
渋
astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
11 strokesFrequency 1,011JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジュウシュウ
Kun
しぶしぶ.いしぶ.る
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