苦言

Japanese
Kanji in this term
苦 言
く
Grade: 3		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

苦言 (hiragana くげん, rōmaji kugen)

  1. stern words on behalf of one who does not desire to speak
    苦 (く)言 (げん)を呈 (てい)する
    kugen o teisuru
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Antonyms
  • 甘 (かん)言 (げん) (kangen)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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