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    3. 難い

    難い

    難にくい​

    difficult to ...

    N1KMT9News #28+1CoreSuffix, AdjectiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    悪い

    にくいがたい

    Suffix, Adjective

    1.
    difficult to ..., hard to ...
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    この本ほんは読よみにくい。

    This book is difficult to read.

    KMT4Daily LifeEducation
    このような状じょう況きょうでは、真しん実じつを見み極きわめ難がたい。

    In such a situation, it is difficult to discern the truth.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの気き持もちは理り解かいし難がたい。

    His feelings are difficult to understand.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この問もん題だいは解かい決けつし難がたい課か題だいとして残のこっている。

    This problem remains as a difficult challenge to solve.

    KMT9Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    彼かれは滅めっ多たに怒おこらないので、怒おこらせ難にくい人ひとだ。

    He rarely gets angry, so he's a difficult person to anger.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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