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：2026/01/06
苦言
Hiragana
くげん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
相手のためを思って言う、耳に痛い忠告や批評。遠慮のない厳しい意見。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人のためをおもっていう、きびしいことばやきびしいいけん。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
出于善意的严厉劝诫 / 不好听但为对方着想的直言 / 带批评性的规劝之语
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
逆耳的忠告 / 出於善意的嚴厲勸諫 / 為對方著想而直言的批評
Korean Meaning
쓴소리 / 직언 / 간언
Vietnamese Meaning
lời can gián thẳng thắn, khó nghe / lời khuyên nghiêm khắc vì lợi ích người nghe / lời phê bình mang tính xây dựng nhưng cay đắng
Tagalog Meaning
tapat ngunit masakit na payo / mariing saway o puna para sa ikabubuti / mapait na salitang sinasabi kahit ayaw
Sense（1）
stern words on behalf of one who does not desire to speak
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stern words on behalf of one who does not desire to speak
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苦言
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He voiced his complaints at the meeting.
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彼は会議で苦言を呈した。
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