にくい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word にくい
1
After -masu stem of verb
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Examples
プラスチックは割れにくい。
Plastic does not break easily.
Kanji in this Word
難
18 strokes
Frequency: 330
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ナン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた.い
-がた.い
むずか.しい
むづか.しい
むつか.しい
-にく.い
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
な
なに
悪
11 strokes
Frequency: 530
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
bad
vice
rascal
false
evil
wrong
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アク
オ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わる.い
わる-
あ.し
にく.い
-にく.い
ああ
いずくに
いずくんぞ
にく.む
📝
Build your Vocabulary
Add words to your personal quiz list and master them using our spaced-repetition system. Practice makes perfect!
