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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

すっぱい

N2
suppai
  1. sour
  2. acid
い-adjective

Also written 酸っぱい

Chinese meanings

酸;酸的

Examples

  • このレモンはとてもすっぱい。
    This lemon is very sour.
    这个柠檬非常酸。
  • このミルク、すっぱい味あじがするよ。
    This milk tastes sour.
    这牛奶尝起来有酸味。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('56b91d068d'); // すっぱい
{
  "id": "56b91d068d",
  "word": "すっぱい",
  "reading": "すっぱい",
  "romaji": "suppai",
  "meanings": [
    "sour",
    "acid"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1304280,
  "other_forms": [
    "酸っぱい"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "このレモンはとてもすっぱい。",
      "en": "This lemon is very sour."
    },
    {
      "ja": "このミルク、すっぱい味がするよ。",
      "furigana": "このミルク、すっぱい{味|あじ}がするよ。",
      "en": "This milk tastes sour.",
      "tatoeba_id": 223127
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "02773dd8f730f3acc796b22cb9c9990beba8fdcf789c1b799c71e6110313167a",
    "meanings": [
      "酸",
      "酸的"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "このレモンはとてもすっぱい。",
        "zh": "这个柠檬非常酸。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このミルク、すっぱい味がするよ。",
        "zh": "这牛奶尝起来有酸味。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/56b91d068d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1304280; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e5a4751e8954159d9684cfab0cd6ab30a4a176b4e971e08db5fa03b2c111892b"
  }
}