ほろにがい

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
ほろ苦い

Etymology

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From ほろ (horo-) + (にが) (nigai).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ほろにがい (horonigaiほろにがい (foronigai)?-i (adverbial ほろにがく (horonigaku))

  1. slightly bitter, bittersweet

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN