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[にが()·]
nigai
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 苦い

i adjective
  1. bitter

Definition and Synonyms for 苦い

Bitter marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Synonyms: つらい, ひどい, 恨めしい, 渋い, 苦い, 苦々しい
Bitter expressive of severe grief or regret
Synonyms: つらい, 悲痛, 苦い
Painful causing physical or psychological pain
Synonyms: つらい, づらい, 切ない, 心苦しい, 悩ましげ, 痛い, 苦い, 苦しい, 辛い
Bitter causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Synonyms: ビター, 渋い, 苦い
Bitter very difficult to accept or bear
Synonyms: つらい, 苦い
Bitterness the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Synonyms: 苦い, 苦さ, 苦味
Bitterness the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Synonyms: 恨み, 恨む, 憂き目, 苦い, 苦さ, 苦味
Suffering feelings of mental or physical pain
Synonyms: つらい, つらさ, づらい, 四苦八苦, 困難, 悩み, 悩む, 疾苦, 痛み, 痛む, 艱苦, , 苦い, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦患, 苦悩, 苦痛, 苦衷, 辛い, 辛酸
Torment intense feelings of suffering
Synonyms: うるさい, 倒懸, 八苦, 患う, 悩み, 悩む, 水火, 煩い, , 苦い, 苦しい, 苦しさ, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦患, 苦悩, 苦痛, 重苦
Painfulness emotional distress
Synonyms: つらい, つらさ, づらい, 憂苦, 痛み, 痛む, 痛苦, , 苦い, 苦しい, 苦しさ, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦悩, 苦痛, 辛い
Torment extreme mental distress
Synonyms: 心労, 悩乱, , 悶え, 悶える, 憂悶, 懊悩, 懊悩煩悶, 煩悶懊悩, 痛苦, , 苦い, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦患, 苦悩, 苦悶, 苦痛, 責め苦
Visitation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
Synonyms: 労苦, 多難, 惨苦, , 苦い, 苦患, 苦難, 荒波, 試み, 試む, 試みる, 試練, 辛苦, 難儀
Torment acute mental or physical pain
Synonyms: うるさい, 倒懸, 八苦, 患う, 悩み, 悩む, 水火, 煩い, , 苦い, 苦しい, 苦しさ, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦患, 苦悩, 苦痛, 重苦
Painfulness a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
Synonyms: つらい, つらさ, づらい, 憂苦, 痛み, 痛む, 痛苦, , 苦い, 苦しい, 苦しさ, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦悩, 苦痛, 辛い

Meanings for each kanji in 苦い

» suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl

Categories 苦い is a member of

Taste the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
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Taste Property a property appreciated via the sense of taste
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Suffering feelings of mental or physical pain
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Distress psychological suffering
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Affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
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Painfulness emotional distress
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Feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 苦い

Conjugations for 苦い

Adjective stem
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niga
te-form
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nigakute
Negative te-form
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nigakunakute
Adverbial Form
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nigaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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nigai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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nigakunai
Past Indicative Form
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nigakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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nigakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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nigakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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nigakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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nigakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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nigakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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nigakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
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nigasa

Sample Sentences for 苦い

This beer is bitter.
This coffee tastes bitter.
I have a fancy for bitter things.
If your coffee is too strong, add some sugar.
Japanese green gentian tea is very bitter.

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