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苦杯

苦杯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦	杯
く Grade: 3	はい Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

苦杯 ‎(hiragana くはい, romaji kuhai)

bitter cup, bitter experience

Idioms

Idioms

苦杯 (くはい)を嘗 (な)める ‎(kuhai o nameru, “"have a bitter experience"”)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9