EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    bitterness; bitter taste

    この咳止め用トローチは苦味があるがよくきく。
    These cough lozenges taste bitter but they will do you much good.

Also written 苦み【にがみ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flavor, taste

Kun
あじあじ.わう
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
442 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3d5.3The Kanji Dictionary
6509.0Four corner code
3764deroo
5473Unicode hex code
1-44-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
913Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
766New Nelson (John Haig)
274New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
325Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
206Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
219Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
233Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
295A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
572Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
339Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3456Morohashi
393A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
307Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
516sakade
137Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
415henshall3
315Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
169crowley
311Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
302Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
224Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level