| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 酸っぱい | すっぱい |
Pronunciation: suppai
How to Say It Outloud: Soo-pah-ee
Usage: This is used to describe something that has a sour taste.
Example Sentence Japanese:
このレモンはとても酸っぱいです。
このレモンはとても酸っぱいです。Example Sentence English:This lemon is very sour.
This lemon is very sour.Dictionary
酸っぱいすっぱいCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n1
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- sour; acid
苦虫を噛み潰したようにがむしをかみつぶしたよう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- sour (expression); as if having swallowed a bitter bug
腐るくさるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
Intransitive verb
- to corrode; to weather; to crumble
Intransitive verb
- to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
Intransitive verb
- to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
Intransitive verb
- to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to
Intransitive verb
- to lose a bet
Intransitive verb
- to be drenched; to become sopping wet
酸いすい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- sour; acid
渋いしぶいCommon wordjlpt-n1
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart
- austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated
- sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky
- stingy; tight-fisted
不毛ふもうCommon word
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
- barren; sterile; infertile
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun
- unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
尖るとがるCommon wordjlpt-n2
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp
Intransitive verb
- to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge; to be touchy
胸焼けむねやけ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- heartburn; sour stomach
負け惜しみまけおしみ
Noun- being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
酸さんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- acid
- sourness; sour taste
- Acid
仏頂面ぶっちょうづら
Noun- sour look; surly face; pout
苦り切るにがりきる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
苦虫にがむし
Noun- bitter-tasting bug
根ねCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- root (of a plant)
- root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
- one's true nature
- (fishing) reef
- Ne
- Root
元もとCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- origin; source; beginning
- basis; base; foundation; root
- cause
- (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
- (one's) side
- capital; principal; cost price
- root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
- part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
- first three lines of a waka
- counter for plants or trees
- counter for falcons (in falconry)
- Book
筋すじCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- muscle; tendon; sinew
- vein; artery
- fiber; fibre; string
- line; stripe; streak
- reason; logic
- plot; storyline
- lineage; descent
- school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
- aptitude; talent
- source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
- well-informed person (in a transaction)
- logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- ninth vertical line
- seam on a helmet
- gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
- social position; status
Noun
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- on (a river, road, etc.); along
Counter
- counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
- street (in Osaka)
Counter
- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- Suji
水源すいげんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- source of river; fountainhead
- Suigen
- River source
原因げんいんCommon wordjlpt-n4
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- cause; origin; source
根源こんげんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- root; source; origin; cause
- Nemoto
元素げんそCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- element; chemical element
- (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
- origin; source
- Chemical element
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