Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) くじゅう [kùjúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝd͡ʑɯᵝː]

Noun

苦汁 ‎(hiragana くじゅう, romaji kujū, historical hiragana くじふ)

1. bitter liquid, bitter experience

Idioms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) にがり [nìgárí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) にがり​ [nìgáríꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [niɡ̃a̠ɾi]

Alternative forms

• 滷汁

Noun

苦汁 ‎(hiragana にがり, romaji nigari)

1. bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu

Synonyms

• 苦塩 (にがしお) ‎(nigashio)

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9