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[()··()]
ukime
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[うき()·()]
ukime
[うき()]
ukime

Root Words:

[()·き + ()]
uki + me

English Meaning(s) for 憂き目

noun
  1. bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

Definition and Synonyms for 憂き目

Bitterness the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Synonyms: 恨み, 恨む, 憂き目, 苦い, 苦さ, 苦味
Sorrow something that causes great unhappiness
Synonyms: 不祝儀, 傷心, 哀傷, 哀哭, 哀惜, 嘆き, 嘆く, 嘆息, 悲しみ, 悲しむ, 悲哀, 悲嘆, 愁傷, 憂い事, 憂愁, 憂戚, 憂き目, 痛み, 痛む
Sorrowfulness the state of being sad
Synonyms: 不祝儀, 傷心, 哀傷, 哀情, 哀惜, 嘆き, 嘆く, 悲しみ, 悲しむ, 悲哀, 悲嘆, 愁傷, 憂い事, 憂き目, 痛み, 痛む
Hardship a state of misfortune or affliction
Synonyms: 不幸せ, 困窮, 困苦, 困難, 御難, 悲境, 憂き目, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦境, 苦難, 貧苦, 辛苦, 逆境, 難儀

Meanings for each kanji in 憂き目

» melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy
» eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor

Categories 憂き目 is a member of

Taste the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
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Unhappiness state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
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Ill Luck an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
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Negative Stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 憂き目

Sample Sentences for 憂き目

This will bring you to grief.

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