| Kanji | 苦い |
| Reading | にがい |
| Romaji | nigai |
| Meaning | bitter |
| Part of Speech | i-adjective |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N5 |
コーヒーが苦いです。
Koohii ga nigai desu.
The coffee is bitter.
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苦い (にがい, nigai) means "bitter" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 vocabulary word.
苦い is pronounced "nigai" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is にがい.
苦い is a JLPT N5 word. JLPT N5 is the beginner level with ~800 words.