Word Meaning 憂き目を見る

うきめをみる ukime o miru

憂き目を見る is read as うきめをみる (ukime o miru) and means to have a hard time of it.

Meaning

English

to have a hard time of it
to have a bitter experience

Reading

Kana

うきめをみる

Romaji

ukime o miru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 74362 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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憂き目

うきめ

bitter experience

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

見た目

みため

appearance

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

憂い事

うれいごと

bitter experience

憂国慨世

ゆうこくがいせい

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

憂世

ゆうせい

worrying about world conditions

憂思

ゆうし

grieving