NichiDict

苦手

N3
にがて
[nigate]
Illustration for 苦手

Meanings

1.Adj-naNoun

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)

2.Adj-naNoun

not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

Examples

数学が苦手で困っているので塾に通った。

I'm troubled because I'm poor at math, so I started going to cram school.

私は辛い食べ物が苦手なので、メニューに気を使う必要がある。

Since spicy food isn't my cup of tea, I have to be careful with the menu.

彼女は人前で話すのが苦手だ。

She is not good at speaking in public.