Vocab Info

N1 Suffix, I-adjective

(にく)difficult to ..., hard to ...

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Suffix, I-adjective

      1.

      difficult to ..., hard to ...

      Usually written using kana alone, after -masu stem of verb

    All Forms

    難い 【にくい】難い 【がたい】悪い 【にくい】

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    Examples

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      (きたな)文字(もじ)()(にく)です。

      Messy handwriting is hard to read.

      • N1

      画数(かくすう)(おお)漢字(かんじ)はとても()(にく)

      Kanji with lots of strokes are really tough to write.

      • N1

      ()(わる)いので、メガネがないと文字(もじ)()(にく)のです。

      I have bad eyesight, so it's hard for me to clearly read text without my glasses.

      • N1

      職員(しょくいん)同士(どうし)(にく)()っている職場(しょくば)(はたら)(にく)のは当然(とうぜん)のことです。

      It’s no surprise that a workplace where coworkers hate each other is a difficult place to work.

      • N1

      (せい)(かん)する(なや)みは何故(なぜ)(おや)には相談(そうだん)(にく)く、友達(ともだち)(たよ)ってしまいます。

      For some reason, it's hard to talk to my parents about issues related to sex, so I end up turning to my friends.

      • N1
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