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Words — 91 found

きつい
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh​
    フーッ、
  • この
  • さかみち坂道
  • は
  • きつい
  • よ
    • 。
  • でも
  • かえ帰り
  • は
  • らく楽
  • だ
  • よ
  • ね
    • 。
Whew! This is a tough hill. But coming back sure will be a breeze.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense​
    トム
  • は
  • あたま頭
  • に
  • きつい
  • いっぱつ一発
  • を
  • う受けた
    • 。
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. (too) tight; constricting; close​
  • ちょっと
  • ウエスト
  • が
  • きつい
  • ね
    • 。
The waist is a little small.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. extreme; unusually strong​
Other forms
キツイ
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かた 硬い
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hard; solid; tough​esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
  • たまご卵
  • は
  • かた硬く
  • ゆでて
  • ください
    • 。
Boil the eggs hard.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)​
  • この
  • ふた
  • は
  • かた固くて
  • と取れない
  • よ
    • 。
This lid is too tight for me to open.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)​
  • その
  • きかい機械
  • の
  • ほねぐ骨組み
  • は
  • かた堅く
  • なければならない
    • 。
The frame of the machine should be rigid.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. obstinate; stubborn​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. bookish; formal; stuffy​Antonym: 砕けた
  • かた固い
  • こと
  • い言う
  • な
  • よ
    • 。
You don't have to be so formal.
Other forms
固い 【かたい】、堅い 【かたい】、緊い 【かたい】
Notes
緊い: Irregular kanji usage.
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くる 苦しい
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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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つよ 強い
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough​
  • その
  • つりびと釣り人
  • は
  • つりいと釣り糸
  • に
  • つよ強い
  • ひ引き
  • を
  • かん感じた
    • 。
The angler felt a strong tug on the line.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged​
  • ぞう象
  • というもの
  • は
  • つよ強い
  • どうぶつ動物
  • である
    • 。
An elephant is a strong animal.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. good (at); skilled; knowledgeable​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient​as 〜に強い
  • この
  • ぬのじ布地
  • は
  • せんたく洗濯
  • に
  • つよ強い
    • 。
This material will stand up to lots of washings.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. firm; rigid; solid​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. intense; strong; fierce; high​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. dependable; trustworthy​
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て 手ごわい
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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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きび 厳しい
Common word JLPT N4 Wanikani level 32 Play audio Show inflections Links
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.
Other forms
酷しい 【きびしい】
Notes
酷しい: Rarely-used kanji form.
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タフ
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. tough​
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ハードボイルド
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough​
Noun
2. hard-boiled fiction​
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がっしり
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
1. firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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きょうじん 強靭
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. tough; strong; stiff; tenacious​
Other forms
強靱 【きょうじん】、強じん 【きょうじん】
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きょうこう 強硬
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn; tough; hard-line​
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せちがら 世知辛い
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. tough (world); hard (times); cold​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stingy; miserly; mercenary; calculating; scheming​
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しぶとい
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn; obstinate; unyielding​
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ほね 骨っぽい
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bony; tough; plucky; spirited; hard to deal with​
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ハード
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. hard; tough​Antonym: ソフト
    ウーッ、
  • きょう今日
  • の
  • れんしゅう練習
  • は
  • いつになく
  • ハード
  • で
  • から辛い
    • 。
Whoo! Today's practice is tough - much harder than usual.
Noun
2. hardware​Computing, Abbreviation, See also ハードウェア
    Xbox 360
  • について
  • は
    • 「
  • いい
  • ハード
  • です
    • 」
  • と
  • かいこういちばん開口一番
  • きりだ切り出した
    • 。
On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."
Noun
3. hard disk​Computing, Abbreviation, See also ハードディスク
  • ハード
  • が
  • だんぺん断片
  • か化
  • を
  • お起こしてる
  • み
  • たい
    • 。
It looks like your hard disk is fragmented.
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つら 辛い
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 44 Show inflections Links
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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がんきょう 頑強
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious​
  • とうきょく当局
  • は
  • ちいきじゅうみん地域住民
  • の
  • がんきょう頑強
  • な
  • ていこう抵抗
  • に
  • あった
    • 。
The authorities met with unyielding opposition from the locals.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. tough; sturdy; hardy; strong​
  • おおおとこ大男
  • が
  • かなら必ずしも
  • がんきょう頑強
  • だ
  • と
  • は
  • かぎ限らない
    • 。
A big man is not always robust.
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したた 強か
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. tough; stubborn; determined; hard; tenacious​Usually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
2. severely; heavily; hard; a great deal; much​Usually written using kana alone
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健か 【したたか】
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げんかく 厳格
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough​
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ふうん 不運
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1. misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune​Antonym: 幸運
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Kanji — 3 found

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12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
堅
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
Kun: かた.い、 -がた.い
On: ケン
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100.0
13 strokes.
暋
strong, robust, tough
Kun: つと.める
On: ビン、 コン
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100.0
14 strokes.
䏰
a kind of insects, earthworm, durable, strong and soft, pliable yet tough
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Sentences — 40 found

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    • しょうぎ将棋
      • の世界は厳しい。プロの
    • ぎし棋士
      • になって活躍できる
    • ひと人
      • は
    • ひとにぎひと握り
      • しかいない。
    The world of professional shōgi (Japanese chess) is tough. There are only a handful of people who can succeed as professional shōgi players. — Jreibun
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Names — 1 found

タフ
Unclassified name
1. Tough​