苦吟

Reading

Kana: くぎん

Romaji: kugin

Definition

noun

vs

1

laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem

Kanji

苦

Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る

Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

吟

Reading: ギン

Meanings: versify, singing, recital