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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

苦く笑しょう

kushou

to smile wryly

Example sentences

  1. この事故じこが発生はっせいしたのはスタジアムが現在げんざいの様式ようしきに改修かいしゅうされる直前ちょくぜんのことで、当時とうじサンガの主将しゅしょうを務つとめていた美濃部直彦みのべなおひこは「これで改修かいしゅうを早はやくしてくれれば」と苦笑くしょう混まじりにコメントした。

    This accident occurred just before the stadium was renovated into the current form and Naohiko MINOBE, the captain of Sanga in those days, said with a bitter smile, 'If only they had renovated this sooner.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 当時とうじの人々ひとびとの目めからはかなり異様いような姿すがたで、見送みおくる人々ひとびとは苦笑くしょうしたが、本人ほんにんは得意満面とくいまんめんだったという。

    People at the time found his appearance quite strange, and those seeing him off smiled wryly, though he himself was beaming with pride.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 三度目さんどめの道間違みちまちがいに、友人ゆうじんは苦笑くしょうを浮うかべた。

    My friend gave a wry smile when we took a wrong turn for the third time.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 苦笑

  • 苦suffering; trialOnクKunくるしい・くるしむ・くるしめる
  • 笑laughOnショウKunわらう・えむ

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