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    3. 酸っぱい

    酸っぱい

    酸すっ​ぱ​い​

    sour

    N1KMT10News #46+1CoreAdjectiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab21 strokes

    すっぱい

    Adjective

    1.
    sour, acid

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    このレモンはとても酸すっぱい。

    This lemon is very sour.

    KMT3Food & Dining
    熟じゅくしていない果くだ物ものは酸すっぱいことが多おおい。

    Unripe fruits are often sour.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    酢すを使つかった料りょう理りは、酸すっぱい味あじが特とく徴ちょうだ。

    Dishes using vinegar are characterized by a sour taste.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    梅うめ干ぼしは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな食しょく品ひんで、非ひ常じょうに酸すっぱい。

    Umeboshi are traditional Japanese food and are very sour.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    彼かの女じょは酸すっぱい顔かおをして、その薬くすりを飲のんだ。

    She made a sour face and drank the medicine.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    酸
    す.い…(1)
    acid・bitterness・sour・tart
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    ぱ
    pa
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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