苦手 (にがて): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

苦手 (にがて) means poor at / weak in / dislike.

See example sentences below.

苦手 at a glance

苦手

にがてnigate

N3adj

poor at / weak in / dislike

苦手にがてnigateN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

poor at / weak in / dislike

Example 1

私は数学が苦手です。

Translation

I am poor at math.

Example 2

魚が苦手なのであまり食べません。

Translation

I dislike fish, so I don't eat much of it.