苦笑 kushō
kushō
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
Intransitive
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18 Variants Available
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kushōde
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With a wry smile.; Smiling wryly.
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kushōjārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not a wry smile.; It's not a bitter laugh.
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kushōdewa arimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a bitter smile.; It is not a bitter laugh.
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kushōjārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a bitter smile.; It wasn't a wry smile.
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kushōjanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a bitter smile.; Didn't force a smile.
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kushōdeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a bitter smile.; Probably a wry smile.
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kushōdewa arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a bitter smile.; Was not smiling bitterly.
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kushōdattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a bitter smile.; If/when it's a bitter smile.
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kushōdeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a bitter smile.; If there was a bitter smile.
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kushōnara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when bitter; If/when smiling bitterly
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