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苦み
nigami
Description
「苦み」は、コーヒーやピーマンなどを食べたときに感じる、あの苦い味のことです。
"苦み" is the bitter taste you feel when eating things like coffee or green peppers.
甘みや酸味とちがって、大人が好きになることが多い味です。
Unlike sweetness or sourness, "苦み" is a taste that adults often come to like.
Meanings
苦みnigami
bitterness; a bitter taste
このコーヒーは少し苦みが強いです。
This coffee is a bit too bitter.
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Notes
- Etymology
苦い (nigai, bitter) + み, a suffix turning an adjective into a noun of quality.
- Nuance
苦み names the taste itself; also written 苦味 with the same reading.
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