こわい

i-adjective

tough; stiff; hard

Describes physical stiffness or toughness, such as hard bread, tough meat, or stiff muscles.

• このパンはこわくて噛かみ切きれない。

  This bread is so tough I can't bite through it.

• 肩かたがこわくて動うごかせない。

  My shoulders are so stiff I can't move them.

i-adjective

inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

Describes a person's rigid, unyielding character; often used for stubbornness or refusal to compromise.

• 彼かれはこわい人ひとで、自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを絶ぜっ対たいに曲まげない。

  He's a stubborn person who never bends his own opinions.

i-adjective

tired; worn out

Hokkaido dialect for physical fatigue or exhaustion.

• 今日きょうは一いち日にち中じゅう歩あるいて、もうこわいわ。

  I've been walking all day today and I'm worn out.