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ほろ苦いホロ苦い
ほろにがい (ほろ苦い)ホロにがい (ホロ苦い)
1. [adj-i]
▶ slightly bitter (taste)
2. [adj-i]
▶ bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2020-05-15 18:18:20  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2020-05-14 23:01:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, meikyo
  Comments:
I think this should be two senses, as in meikyo.
  Diff:
@@ -20,2 +20,5 @@
-<gloss>bittersweet</gloss>
-<gloss>slightly bitter</gloss>
+<gloss>slightly bitter (taste)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<gloss>bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)</gloss>
4. A 2017-01-20 04:00:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-01-08 23:46:32  Robin Scott
  Refs:
KM n-grams:
ホロ苦い	255
ほろ苦い	3249
  Comments:
Just noticed this as well.
  Diff:
@@ -4,0 +5,3 @@
+<keb>ほろ苦い</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
@@ -7,3 +10,4 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>ほろ苦い</keb>
-</k_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ほろにがい</reb>
+<re_restr>ほろ苦い</re_restr>
+</r_ele>
@@ -13,4 +16,0 @@
-</r_ele>
-<r_ele>
-<reb>ほろにがい</reb>
-<re_restr>ほろ苦い</re_restr>
2. A* 2017-01-08 22:14:36  Robin Scott
  Comments:
Definitely not an adverb. Last gloss not necessary, in my view.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-<pos>&adv;</pos>
@@ -23 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>something that has a strong taste that adults favor</gloss>
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