Chinese edit

 
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
laugh; smile
trad. (苦笑)
simp. #(苦笑)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

苦笑

  1. to smile a bitter smile; to force a smile; to smile wryly

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(しょう) (kushō

  1. bitter smile; forced smile

Verb edit

()(しょう)する (kushō surusuru (stem ()(しょう) (kushō shi), past ()(しょう)した (kushō shita))

  1. to smile a bitter smile; to force a smile

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