苦渋の決断 くじゅうのけつだん Meanings Expression, Noun agonizing decision Kanji 苦 suffer. Read as ク. 渋 astringent. Read as ジュウ. 決 decide. Read as ケツ. 断 sever. Read as ダン. Common phrases 苦渋の決断をする 苦渋の決断を下す Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists