Illustration: At a Japanese kissaten counter, a young adult has taken a first sip of cooled black coffee from a small cup. Their eyebrows draw together, lips tighten, and tongue presses briefly against the lower lip as they reconsider the drink. The dark coffee is visible in the tilted cup, with no steam rising.

JLPT N4i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

苦にがい

nigai

bitter

Example sentences

  1. このビールは苦にがい。

    This beer tastes bitter.

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  2. このコーヒーは苦にがい味あじがする。

    This coffee tastes bitter.

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  3. この薬くすりは苦にがい。

    This medicine tastes bitter.

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Kanji in 苦

  • 苦suffering; trialOnクKunくるしい・くるしむ・にがい

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