Meaning of 苦手(にがて) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 苦手 JLPT 3

Kana Reading にがて

Romaji nigate

Examples of 苦手, にがて in a sentence

あははは、ほんっと、隠し事するのが苦手なんだね～。

A-hahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets.
子供や赤ちゃんは生理的に苦手なの。

I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.
私、粉薬って苦手なのよね。

I have trouble taking powdered medicine.
カキコ苦手なんです。

I'm not good at posting stuff online.
何故か鷹派と目される人たちが、ことごとく苦手。

For some reason I don't cope well with those recognized as hardliners.
僕はスポーツが苦手です。

I'm bad at sports.

苦 JLPT 3

8 strokes

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

On'Yomi: ク

Kun'Yomi: くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る

手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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