Word details
難しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 難しい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
Examples
私は彼女に難しい質問をした。
I asked her a difficult question.
2
Euphemistic; Softer than 無理
impossible; unfeasible
3
fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
Examples
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
That old man is a fussy eater.
4
gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
5
Archaic
dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
6
Archaic
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
難
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ナン
Kun
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
ななに
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