難しい

Meanings

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

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 難

  Meanings

  difficult, impossible, trouble, accident

  On reading

  ナン

  Kun reading

  かた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い

  Strokes

  18

Example sentences

• 私は彼女に難しい質問をした。

  I asked her a difficult question.

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• あの老人は食べ物に難しい。

  That old man is a fussy eater.

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