苦言

苦言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦	言
く Grade: 3	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) くげん [kùgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

苦言 (hiragana くげん, rōmaji kugen)

1. stern words on behalf of one who does not desire to speak

   苦 (く)言 (げん)を呈 (てい)する

   kugen o teisuru

   (please add an English translation of this example)

Antonyms

• 甘 (かん)言 (げん) (kangen)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN