Japanese is hard
Just realised that nigate 苦手 which means not good at something also means dislike. I can understand why kurishii 苦しい (painful) + hand 手 means inept but dislike? At least I've realised there is a softer version of kirai 嫌い. Query how to avoid confusion when saying Nihongo wa nigate.
Nigate is ateji, used only for the sound. Plus, you have to say Nihongo wa nigate da/desu. Since it's a noun, not "i-adjective" that you could leave without the da/desu copula.
ReplyDeleteThanks, now I know what the word is for trying to fit kanji in Japanese.
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