i-adjective

bitter

nigai

meaning: is bitter

state

feeling

examples

このコーヒー、ちょっとにがいね。

kono koohii, chotto nigai ne.

This coffee is a bit bitter. casual

くすりにがくて、むのに時間じかんがかかりました。

kusuri ga nigakute, nomu no ni jikan ga kakarimashita.

The medicine was bitter, so it took me a while to get it down. neutral