アクの強つよい

i-adjective

harsh tasting; strongly alkaline

Describes food or drink with a sharp, bitter, or alkaline taste, often from plant compounds like tannins. Used for vegetables, tea, or wild plants.

See also: アクが強い

• この山さん菜さいはアクが強つよいので、よく茹ゆでてから食たべてください。

  These wild vegetables are harsh-tasting, so please boil them well before eating.

• アクの強つよいお茶ちゃは苦にが手てだ。

  I don't like strongly astringent tea.

i-adjective

strong-willed; idiosyncratic; individualistic

Figurative use describing a person's personality or style as having a strong, distinctive, sometimes difficult character. Often implies a rough edge or lack of smoothness.

• 彼かれはアクの強つよい性せい格かくだが、憎にくめないところがある。

  He has a strongly idiosyncratic personality, but there's something likable about him.

• あの監かん督とくの映えい画がはどれもアクが強つよい。

  All of that director's films are fiercely individualistic.