Word Meaning 苦吟

くぎん kugin

苦吟 is read as くぎん (kugin) and means laborious composition.

Meaning

English

  1. laborious composition
  2. struggling to compose a poem

Reading

Kana

くぎん

Romaji

kugin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134269 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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苦肉の策

くにくのさく

last resort

苦慮

くりょ

racking one's brains

苦渋

くじゅう

bitterness and astringency

苦闘

くとう

hard fight

苦味素

くみそ

bitter principle

苦渋の決断

くじゅうのけつだん

agonizing decision

苦集滅道

くじゅめつどう

Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)

苦節

くせつ

unremitting effort

苦言を呈する

くげんをていする

to give candid advice

苦し紛れ

くるしまぎれ

(out of) desperation

高歌放吟

こうかほうぎん

singing at the top of one's voice