Word Meaning 苦汁

にがり nigari

苦汁 is read as にがり (nigari) and means bittern.

Meaning

English

  1. bittern
  2. concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine

Reading

Kana

にがり

Romaji

nigari

Writing Variants

  • 苦塩 にがしお nigashio
  • 苦塩 にがり nigari
  • 滷汁 にがり nigari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134755 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苦汁をなめる

くじゅうをなめる

to have a bitter experience

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

くじゅうめつどう

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