Illustration: At a bathroom washbasin before school, a teenager leans toward the mirror to inspect a single raised pimple on their chin. The blemish has a small pale center and a visibly inflamed rim.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

にきび

nikibi

pimple, acne

ニキビ is also a common spelling. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ニキビが治なおりません。

    I can’t get rid of my pimples.

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  2. 彼女かのじょの顔かおはにきびだらけだ。

    Her face is covered with pimples.

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  3. オリヴァーはにきびに悩なやんでいる。

    Oliver has an acne problem.

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