Definition: 意味
bitter
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 苦い 【にがい】(nigai). Meaning: bitter.
Type: Adjective, い-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 Vocabulary
苦い - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
この薬は苦いです。
このくすりはにがいです。
kono kusuri wa nigai desu.
This medicine tastes bitter.
Example #2
私は苦いものが好きだ。
わたしはにがいものがすきだ。
watashi wa nigai mono ga suki da.
I have a fancy for bitter things.
Example #3
今までコーヒーは苦いので嫌いだった。
いままでコーヒーはにがいのできらいだった。
ima made koohii wa nigai no de kirai datta.
I hated coffee until now because it's bitter.
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