苦い
にがいBitter (in taste)
N4i-adjective·nigai
How to remember it
Black coffee with no sugar makes a “knee-guy” grimace at the bitter taste.
Example sentences
この薬はとても苦いです。
このくすりはとてもにがいです。
This medicine is very bitter.
ビールは最初は苦かったけれど、今は好きだ。
びーるはさいしょはにがかったけれど、いまはすきだ。
Beer was bitter at first, but now I like it.
Usage
i-adjective; also used figuratively for a “bitter” experience.
Related words
甘い辛い酸っぱい苦味