苦汁をなめる くじゅうをなめる Also written 苦汁を舐める, 苦汁を嘗める, 苦渋をなめる Meanings Expression, Ichidan verb to have a bitter experience Kanji 苦 suffer. Read as ク. 汁 soup. Read as ジュウ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists