苦い にがい nigai bitter (taste) JLPT N4 i-adjective Common word Other meanings 2. sour (expression, look), bitter, displeased, unpleasant 3. bitter (e.g. experience), painful, distressing, hard The kanji in this word 苦 suffering, trial, worry JLPT N3 · Strokes 8 In this level とうとう ガソリン 鳴る しっかり 生きる 沸く 意見 やはり 漫画 ステレオ Back to the JLPT N4 list Practise these words