BloomkoJLPT N5 · Colors, taste & touch
苦い
にがい
bitter
Stroke order of 苦い
2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
苦 · 8 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Grass (艹) plus old (古): old bitter herbs taste awful.
Parts: 苦 bitter (艹 grass + 古 old) + い
The characters in 苦い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
この薬は苦いです。
このくすりはにがいです。
This medicine is bitter.