苦い
Meanings
I-adjective
1. bitter (taste)
2. sour (expression, look); bitter; displeased; unpleasant
3. bitter (e.g. experience); painful; distressing; hard; trying
Kanji used
Pitch accent
にがい
Used in vocabulary
Examples11
私
I have a fancy for bitter things.
この
This beer tastes bitter.
彼
He had a bitter experience.
この
This coffee tastes bitter.
この
This coffee is too bitter.
この
This medicine tastes bitter.