難かたき

noun

difficulty; trouble

Classical noun form of 難し (かたし, 'difficult'). Used in old or literary contexts; in modern Japanese, 難しさ or 困難 are preferred. Often contrasted with 易き (やすき, 'ease').

Antonyms: 易き

• 難かたきを易やすきに変かえるのが知ち恵えというものだ。

  It is wisdom to turn difficulty into ease.

• 古こ典てんでは「難かたき」と「易やすき」が対たい比ひされることが多おおい。

  In classical texts, '難き' and '易き' are often contrasted.