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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

苦汁をなめる

苦汁を舐める、 苦汁を嘗める、 苦渋を舐める、 苦渋をなめる、 苦渋を嘗める

Reading

Kana: くじゅうをなめる
Romaji: kujūwonameru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to have a bitter experience

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
汁
Readings: ジュウ、 しる、 -しる、 つゆ
Meanings: soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
舐
Readings: シ、 ねぶ.る、 な.める
Meanings: lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
嘗
Readings: ショウ、 ジョウ、 かつ.て、 こころ.みる、 な.める
Meanings: once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
渋
Readings: ジュウ、 シュウ、 しぶ、 しぶ.い、 しぶ.る
Meanings: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea