う
憂
　
き
め
目
　
を
み
見
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to have a hard time of it, to have a bitter experience.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
う
憂
　
き
め
目
　
を
み
見
　
る
 憂き目を見る うきめをみる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

melancholy, grieve, lament
ユウ　う.い　うれ.える (Late Jr. High, N1)
melancholy, (憂 variant)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)