苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)

にがいけいけん
noun
bitter experience, painful lesson
1. bitter experience, painful lesson
An unpleasant or difficult experience that often provides a valuable lesson.
苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)をした。
I had a bitter experience.
過去(かこ)の苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)から学(まな)んだ。
I learned from past bitter experiences.
若(わか)い頃(ころ)の苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)が、今(いま)の自分(じぶん)を作(つく)っている。
The bitter experiences of my youth have shaped who I am today.

苦(にが)い経験(けいけん) refers to difficult experiences that often teach valuable lessons.

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 苦(にが)い思(おも)い出(で): bitter memory
  • 辛(つら)い経験(けいけん): painful experience
  • 酷(ひど)い目(め): terrible experience

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)をする: to have a bitter experience
  • 苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)から学(まな)ぶ: to learn from bitter experience
  • 苦(にが)い経験(けいけん)を生(い)かす: to make use of bitter experience
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Added 2026.2.4 21:07
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