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難易 (なんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
relative difficulty ; degree of difficulty
A slightly written or formal noun for how easy or difficult something is. Common in phrases such as 難易を問わず and 難易に応じて; 難易度 is often more natural when speaking of a specific difficulty level.
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Kanji 難 difficult, impossible, trouble Similar words 難なん 易い 度ど More common when referring to a difficulty level, rating, or scale; 難易 is more abstract and often used in written phrases.
難むずか しさ A plainer everyday noun meaning 'difficulty' or 'hardness'; 難易 sounds more formal and implies comparison between easy and difficult cases.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 難, 'difficult,' and 易, 'easy'; together they refer to the range or relative degree of ease and difficulty.