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Words — 276 found

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)Antonym: 易しい やさしい
  • わたし
  • かのじょ彼女
  • 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; unfeasibleEuphemistic
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; detestableArchaic
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spookyArchaic
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難しい 【むつかしい】六借しい 【むずかしい】六借しい 【むつかしい】六ヶ敷い 【むずかしい】六ヶ敷い 【むつかしい】
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六借しい: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 六借しい: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 六ヶ敷い: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 六ヶ敷い: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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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
  • かこ過去
  • くる苦しい
  • せいかつ生活
  • 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
  • かなり
  • せいかつ生活
  • 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; unpleasantSee 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
  • には
  • びみょう微妙
  • ちが違い
  • 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
  • くじょう苦情
  • びみょう微妙
  • もんだい問題
  • 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
  • つぎ
  • オリンピック
  • しゅつじょう出場
  • できる
  • かどうか
  • びみょう微妙
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; iffyColloquial, oft. ビミョー
Other forms
ビミョー
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
  • かれ
  • きび厳しい
  • ひはん批判
  • 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
  • どんなに
  • きび厳しくて
  • かのじょ彼女
  • けっ決して
  • 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
  • きこう気候
  • きび厳しい
The tundra has a harsh climate.
Other forms
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
  • 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
  • きむずか気難し
  • そう
  • 見える
  • ほんとう本当
  • 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; coldUsually written using kana alone
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. seductive; carnal; enchanting
  • かのじょ彼女
  • なや悩ましい
  • 目つき
  • ぼく
  • 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; hardArchaic, See also 難い
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. difficultAbbreviation, See also 難しい
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ムズい
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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
  • ひとびと人々
  • おお多く
  • なんぎ難儀
  • けいけん経験
  • した
During the war, people went through many hardships.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystociaAntonym: 安産
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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
  • 言います
  • もし
  • われわれ我々
  • そんな
  • こと
  • すれば
  • たいへん大変
  • あやまりをおか誤りを犯す
  • こと
  • になると
  • わたし
  • 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
  • ことになる
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; disasterArchaic
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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
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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 doUsually written using kana alone, See also 兼ねない
  • 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
  • しょうたい招待
  • 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
  • べんきょう勉強
  • あそ遊び
  • かね兼ねている
  • しごと仕事
  • 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

2.8788484606157536
18 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
On: ナン
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100.0
23 strokes.
difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
On: カン ケン
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100.0
17 strokes.
difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
On: カン ケン
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100.0
12 strokes.
difficult progress
On:
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Sentences — 544 found

  • jreibun/6006/1
    • ひと
    • が書いたものを読んで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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