気き難むずかしい

き

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ず

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

Describes a person who is demanding, picky, or difficult to satisfy; often used for customers, teachers, bosses, or people with exacting standards.

あの

先せん

生せい

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気き

難むずか

しく

て

、

レポート

の

書しょ

式しき

に

も

細こま

かい

。

That teacher is hard to please and is picky even about the report format.

2

i-adjective

Describes someone being irritable, moody, or unpleasant to deal with, especially as a temperament or temporary mood.

気き難むずかしいUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; this form and reading is high priority.
気きむずかしいUsage44%
Mixed-kana spelling given; useful when the writer avoids the kanji 難.

不ふ機き嫌げん
Means being in a bad mood; it is more directly about mood than 気難しい, which can also describe a fussy or hard-to-please personality.
神しん経けい質しつ
Means nervous, sensitive, or overly particular; it can overlap with fussy 気難しい, but focuses more on sensitivity and anxiety.
頑がん固こ
Means stubborn or inflexible; unlike 気難しい, it does not necessarily imply being picky, moody, or hard to please.

A transparent compound of 気, referring to mood or temperament, and 難しい, 'difficult'; literally, a difficult temperament or difficult mood.