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[むずか()··]
muzukashii
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[むずか(六借)··]
muzukashii
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[むつか()··]
mutsukashii
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mutsukashii
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English Meaning(s) for 難しい

i adjective
  1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
  2. impossible; unfeasible (euphemistic)
  3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
  4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
  5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
  6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Definition and Synonyms for 難しい

Difficulty the quality of being difficult
Synonyms: にくい, , 難い, 難しい, 難しさ
Hard not easy
Synonyms: にくい, むずい, 困難, 難い, 難し, 難しい
Awkward hard to deal with
Synonyms: 厄介, 難しい
Ticklish difficult to handle
Synonyms: デリケート, 微妙, 微妙, 難しい
Troublesome difficult to deal with
Synonyms: うるさい, しんどい, めんどくさい, 厄介, 患う, 煩い, 煩わしい, 難しい, 面倒, 面倒い
Hard characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
Synonyms: きつい, つらい, づらい, ハード, ヘビー, ヘヴィ, しんどい, 困難, 大変, 懸命, 苦しい, 辛い, 重たい, 難しい
Hard especially physical effort
Synonyms: きつい, つらい, づらい, ハード, ヘビー, ヘヴィ, しんどい, 困難, 大変, 懸命, 苦しい, 辛い, 重たい, 難しい
Awkward especially causing pain or embarrassment
Synonyms: 厄介, 難しい
Ticklish requiring great tact
Synonyms: デリケート, 微妙, 微妙, 難しい
Hard requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Synonyms: にくい, むずい, 困難, 難い, 難し, 難しい

Meanings for each kanji in 難しい

» difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

Categories 難しい is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 難しい

Conjugations for 難しい

Adjective stem
[むずか()·]
muzukashi
te-form
[むずか()···]
muzukashikute
Negative te-form
[むずか()·····]
muzukashikunakute
Adverbial Form
[むずか()··]
muzukashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むずか()··]
muzukashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むずか()····]
muzukashikunai
Past Indicative Form
[むずか()····]
muzukashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むずか()······]
muzukashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[むずか()····]
muzukashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むずか()······]
muzukashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[むずか()·····]
muzukashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[むずか()·····]
muzukashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むずか()·······]
muzukashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[むずか()··]
muzukashisa

Sample Sentences for 難しい

It's not difficult to learn Dutch.
It's difficult to understand his ideas.
English is difficult, isn't it?
This English book is too difficult for me to read.
As you say, Russian is very hard!

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