Word Meaning 苦手

にがて nigate

苦手 is read as にがて (nigate) and means not one's cup of tea.

Meaning

English

  1. not one's cup of tea
  2. not one's favorite
  3. poor (at)
  4. weak (in)
  5. not very good (at)

Reading

Kana

にがて

Romaji

nigate

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 得手,得意 Related Words コミュニケーション,得意,料理 Rank 3655 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苦手意識

にがていしき

awareness that someone will be hard to deal with

大の苦手

だいのにがて

dread

苦情

くじょう

complaint

苦労

くろう

anxiety

苦しみ

くるしみ

pain

苦味

くみ

bitterness

苦い

にがい

bitter

苦心

くしん

pains

苦しめる

くるしめる

to torment

苦痛

くつう

pain

苦しい

くるしい

hard to do

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

Example Sentences

10

I don't like the cats.

I'm not good at drawing.

I can't stand the sight of blood.

I'm afraid of snakes.

I am afraid of cats.

I don't like silence.

I don't like alcohol.

I don't like Japanese sardines.

I am not good at mathematics.

I'm not good at cooking.