Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 苦手(にがて) in Japanese

苦手
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
にがて
Romaji
nigate
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
    Example sentence
    あははは、ほんっと、隠し事するのが苦手なんだね～。 A-hahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    dislike (of)
    Example sentence
    子供や赤ちゃんは生理的に苦手なの。 I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.

Examples of 苦手, にがて in a sentence

Kanji in this word

苦 JLPT 3

8 strokes

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

On'Yomi: ク

Kun'Yomi: くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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