Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にが
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(にが)() (nigate-na (adnominal (にが)() (nigate na), adverbial (にが)() (nigate ni))

  1. bad (at), poor (at), weak (at), uncomfortable with
    (えい)()(にが)()(ひと)
    eigo ga nigate na hito
    person who is not good with English
    (どう)(ぶつ)(にが)()です。
    Dōbutsu ga nigate desu.
    I'm not an animal person.
  2. hard to get along with (of a person)

Inflection

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Noun

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(にが)() (nigate

  1. weak point

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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