苦汁
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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苦 | 汁 |
く Grade: 3 | じゅう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) くじゅう [kùjúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝʑɨᵝː]
Noun
苦汁 (hiragana くじゅう, rōmaji kujū, historical hiragana くじふ)
- bitter liquid, bitter experience
Idioms
Idioms
- 苦汁を嘗める (kujū o nameru, “have a bitter experience”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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苦 | 汁 |
Grade: 3 | Grade: S |
Irregular |
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) にがり [nìgárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) にがり [nìgáríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɡa̠ɾʲi]
Alternative forms
- 滷汁
Noun
苦汁 (hiragana にがり, rōmaji nigari)
- 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 (nigashio)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN