Word Meaning 憂き目

うきめ ukime

憂き目 is read as うきめ (ukime) and means bitter experience.

Meaning

English

  1. bitter experience
  2. misery
  3. distress
  4. grief
  5. sad thoughts
  6. hardship

Reading

Kana

うきめ

Romaji

ukime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9500 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

憂える

うれえる

to lament

憂国

ゆうこく

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

憂い

うれい

sorrow

憂慮

ゆうりょ

anxiety

憂さ

うさ

gloom

項目

こうもく

headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)

縫い目

ぬいめ

seam

駄目

だめ

neutral point

丁目

ちょうめ

district of a town

選択科目

せんたくかもく

elective subject or course

裂け目

さけめ

tear

Example Sentences

1

かれはじんせいのうきめにあった。

He had a bitter experience in life.