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Words — 289 found

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)​Antonym: 易しい
  • わたし私
  • は
  • かのじょ彼女
  • に
  • むずか難しい
  • しつもん質問をした
  • 。
I asked her a difficult question.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. impossible; unfeasible​Euphemistic
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable​Archaic
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky​Archaic
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難しい 【むつかしい】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult; hard​Formal or literary term
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. painful; difficult; tough; hard​
  • くる苦しい
  • 、
  • やめろ
  • 。
It's so painful. Stop it!
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • かこ過去
  • の
  • くる苦しい
  • せいかつ生活
  • を
  • もくそう黙想
  • した
  • 。
He meditated on his past life of suffering.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling​
  • かれ彼の
  • かぞく家族
  • は
  • かなり
  • せいかつ生活
  • が
  • くる苦しい
  • 。
His family is rather badly off.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched​
Suffix, I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. hard to do; unpleasant​See also 寝苦しい ねぐるしい, See also 見苦しい みぐるしい, after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn​
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手強い 【てごわい】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. subtle; delicate; fine​
  • その
  • ふた2つ
  • の
  • え絵
  • には
  • びみょう微妙な
  • ちが違い
  • が
  • ある
  • 。
There are subtle differences between the two pictures.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.); close (e.g. decision)​
  • その
  • こきゃく顧客
  • の
  • くじょう苦情
  • は
  • びみょう微妙な
  • もんだい問題
  • に
  • かか関わる
  • もの
  • だった
  • 。
The customer's complaint was about a sensitive issue.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. doubtful; questionable; dicey​
    トム
  • が
  • つぎ次
  • の
  • オリンピック
  • に
  • しゅつじょう出場
  • できる
  • かどうか
  • は
  • びみょう微妙
  • だ
  • 。
There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
4. not great; iffy​Colloquial, oft. ビミョー
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
5. slightly; somewhat; a little bit​adverbially as ~に
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ビミョー
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • きび厳しい
  • ひはん批判
  • に
  • さらされた
  • 。
He was subjected to severe criticism.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky​
  • れんしゅう練習
  • が
  • どんなに
  • きび厳しくて
  • も
  • 、
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • けっ決して
  • な泣かなかった
  • 。
However hard the training was, she never cried.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement​
  • ツンドラ
  • ちたい地帯
  • の
  • きこう気候
  • は
  • きび厳しい
  • 。
The tundra has a harsh climate.
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酷しい 【きびしい】
Notes
酷しい: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hard to please; difficult; particular; fussy; choosy; picky; fastidious​
  • うちの
  • しゃちょう社長
  • は
  • きむずか気難しい
  • 。
Our boss is hard to please.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased; sullen; crabby; cranky; grumpy​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • きむずか気難し
  • そう
  • に
  • み見える
  • が
  • 、
  • ほんとう本当
  • は
  • やさ優しい
  • 。
She looks bad-tempered, but she is kind at heart.
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気むずかしい 【きむずかしい】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)​Usually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 辛い づらい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. cruel; harsh; cold​Usually written using kana alone
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. seductive; carnal; enchanting​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • なや悩ましい
  • 目つき
  • で
  • ぼく僕
  • を
  • み見た
  • 。
She looked at me seductively.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. troubling; difficult; thorny; hard​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. anxious; uneasy​
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'ku' adjective (archaic)
1. difficult; hard​Archaic, See also 難い
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て 手のかかる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)​Idiomatic expression, See also 手が掛かる
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手の掛かる 【てのかかる】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. suffering; hardship; trouble; affliction; difficulty​
  • せんそう戦争
  • ちゅう中
  • 、
  • ひとびと人々
  • は
  • おお多く
  • の
  • なんぎ難儀
  • を
  • けいけん経験
  • した
  • 。
During the war, people went through many hardships.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult​Abbreviation, See also 難しい
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ムズい
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia​Antonym: 安産
Wikipedia definition
2. Dystocia​Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labour... Read more
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. very; greatly; terribly; awfully​
  • いちにちじゅう1日中
  • あるきまわ歩き回って
  • たいへん大変
  • つか疲れた
  • 。
I am dead tired from walking around all day.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. immense; enormous; great​
  • あえて
  • い言います
  • が
  • 、
  • もし
  • われわれ我々
  • が
  • そんな
  • こと
  • を
  • すれば
  • たいへん大変な
  • あやまりをおか誤りを犯す
  • こと
  • になると
  • わたし私
  • は
  • おも思います
  • 。
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. serious; grave; dreadful; terrible​
  • もし
  • きげんぎ期限切れ
  • になったら
  • 、
  • たいへん大変な
  • ことになる
  • よ
  • 。
There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
4. difficult; hard; challenging​
Noun
5. major incident; disaster​Archaic
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大へん 【たいへん】
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Noun, Suru verb
1. perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; troublesome; difficult​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. wrong; improper; objectionable; unjustifiable​
  • その
  • おとこ男
  • には
  • べつ別に
  • ふつごう不都合な
  • ところ
  • は
  • なかった
  • が
  • 、
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • なに何か
  • じゃあく邪悪な
  • もの
  • を
  • かんじと感じとった
  • 。
He knew nothing bad about him, but he felt something evil.
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ややこしい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome​
Other forms
ややっこしい
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)​
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Suffix, Ichidan verb
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do​Usually written using kana alone, See also 兼ねない, after the -masu stem of verb
  • こういう
  • じじょう事情
  • ですから
  • 、
  • ざんねん残念ながら
  • 、
  • せっかく
  • の
  • ご
  • しょうたい招待
  • を
  • お
  • う受け
  • いたし
  • かねる
  • のです
  • 。
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features​
  • わたし私
  • は
  • べんきょう勉強
  • と
  • あそ遊び
  • を
  • かね兼ねている
  • しごと仕事
  • に
  • つき
  • たい
  • 。
I want to get a job that mixes work and play.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to think of the future (as well as the present)​
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Kanji — 8 found

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18 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
難
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
On: ナン
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100.0
23 strokes.
囏
difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
On: カン、 ケン
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100.0
17 strokes.
艱
difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
On: カン、 ケン
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100.0
12 strokes.
軻
difficult progress
On: カ
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Sentences — 724 found

  • jreibun/6006/1
    • ひと人
    • が書いたものを読んで
    • ひはん批判
    • するのはたやすいが、自分で文章を書き上げるのは非常に困難である。
    It is easy to criticize when reading what others have written, but it is extremely difficult to complete a piece of writing yourself. — Jreibun
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