Shirabe
  • adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
I-adj Noun
English JMdict (multilingual)
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) bitter (e.g. criticism);sharp;biting;severe;scathing;harsh
His sharp words seemed to hurt her.
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漢字 kanji used

spicy, bitter 7画 pungent, spicy 14画