Word details
辛酸をなめる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 辛酸をなめる.
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Idiomatic expression
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
辛
spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
7 strokesFrequency 1,607JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シン
Kun
から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと
酸
acid, bitterness, sour, tart
14 strokesFrequency 1,218JLPT N1Grade 5
On
サン
Kun
す.い
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
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