憂き目

うきめ

bitterness

What does 憂き目 mean?

憂き目 is a Japanese noun meaning bitterness in English. It is written as 憂き目 in kanji, うきめ in hiragana, and ukime in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

後で憂き目をみる。

This will bring you to grief.