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難しい
Readings
むずかしい
muzukashii
むつかしい
mutsukashii
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Antonym: 易しい
difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
euphemistic
impossible, unfeasible
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Archaism
dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Archaism
unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 難しい
is [x] 難しくない
is not [x] Past 難しかった
was [x] 難しくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 難しくて
is [x] and... 難しくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
難 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
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Stroke: 18 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-10-8 FC: 4051.1


Phrases
私は彼女に難しい質問をした。
Parts: 私 (わたし) 彼女 (かのじょ) 難しい (むずかしい) 質問をする (しつもんをする)
I asked her a difficult question.

あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
Parts: 彼の (あの) 老人 (ろうじん) 食べ物 (たべもの) 難しい (むずかしい)
That old man is a fussy eater.