苦手

にがて

poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)

Also:not one's cup of tea

What does 苦手 mean?

苦手 is a Japanese noun meaning poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) in English. It can also be translated as not one's cup of tea depending on context. It is written as 苦手 in kanji, にがて in hiragana, and nigate in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は数学は苦手だ。

I am out of my element in math.