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ほろ苦い is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ほろ苦い
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Reading : ほろにがい   
bittersweet; slightly bitter
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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ほろ苦い is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,430,000 results)
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Example sentences:
あま
はずケーキほろ
にが
かん
じられる

The sweet cake suddenly tasted bitter.
Source: 慈雨柚月裕子
ホロ苦い
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Reading : ホロにがい   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 231,000 (about 73,600 results)
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ク   くるしい painful   くるしむ to suffer   くるしめる to torment   にが bitter   にが to feel bitter   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
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