難むずか しい also: むつかしい · むづかしい
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 難しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 難むずか しい 難むずか しくない Polite 難むずか しいです 難むずか しくないです also 難むずか しくありません Past polite 難むずか しかったです 難むずか しくなかったです also 難むずか しくありませんでした Past 難むずか しかった 難むずか しくなかった Te-form 難むずか しくて 難むずか しくなくて Adverbial 難むずか しく Conditional 難むずか しければ 難むずか しくなければ Tara conditional 難むずか しかったら 難むずか しくなかったら
Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. difficult; hard; complicated 2. serious; tricky; hard to handle 3. not feasible; difficult to do; not possible 4. fussy; particular; hard to please 5. sullen; glum; serious-looking 6. dirty; unclean; detestable 7. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 難むずか しく 考かんが える to overthink something; to treat something as more complicated than it really is
She always overthinks everything.
難むずか しい 〈 人ひと 〉 a fussy, hard-to-please person
He's a picky person with a lot of preferences.
難むずか しい 病びょう 気き a serious, hard-to-treat illness
He came down with a serious illness.
〈 人ひと 〉 には 難むずか しい to be difficult for someone (to do or understand)
This problem is difficult for children.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 のは 難むずか しい it is difficult to do ~
Learning a foreign language is difficult.
Expressions ちょっと 難むずか しい a little difficult; slightly hard · not feasible; not possible; tough 難むずか しい 顔かお をする look displeased; frown; scowl; look grave; look serious Kanji 難 difficult, impossible, trouble Related words· 10 難解 is a more formal, written word specifically for texts or ideas that are hard to understand, while 難しい is broader and used in everyday speech.
困難 is a more formal noun/adjectival term for difficulty or hardship, often used in writing, while 難しい is the everyday adjective.
無理 states directly that something is impossible or unreasonable, while 難しい is a softer, more indirect way to say the same thing.
面倒くさい emphasizes the speaker's annoyance at a bothersome task, while 難しい focuses on the task's actual difficulty or complexity.
Show 6 more Show fewer 難い is a formal, literary adjective for 'difficult' found mainly in set expressions, while 難しい is the ordinary modern word used in everyday speech.
難しい is the general word for 'difficult' (intellectual or technical complexity), while 手ごわい specifically describes an opponent or task that resists being overcome.
難しい means 'difficult' in a broad sense (tasks, problems, people), while 分かりにくい narrows that to specifically hard to comprehend or follow.
難しい simply means 'difficult' in a general sense, while 骨が折れる emphasizes the strain and trouble of carrying out the task.
難しい is the everyday, plain adjective for 'difficult', while 至難 is a formal, intensified term for near-impossible situations.
難しい means difficult due to complexity or required skill, while 厳しい implies difficulty caused by harsh standards, strict rules, or tough conditions.
Opposites· 9 easy; simple; plain
簡単 describes something as simple or straightforward, contrasting with 難しい 's sense of being complex or hard to do.
難しい means 'difficult', the direct opposite of たやすい 's 'easy, effortless'.
Show 6 more Show fewer 難しい means 'difficult', the direct opposite of 易い 's meaning of 'easy'.
難しい means 'difficult', the direct opposite of ちょろい 's 'easy, a piece of cake' sense.
難しい means 'difficult', the direct opposite of イージー 's sense of 'easy'.
難しい describes something difficult or hard to do, the opposite of 楽 in its 'easy, effortless' sense.
難しい is the everyday i-adjective meaning 'difficult', serving as a common opposite of 容易 in casual speech.
難しい means difficult, the opposite of 軽い when it describes an easy task or problem.
Don't confuse with 難しい means difficult in a general sense, like a hard problem, whereas 気難しい specifically describes a person's fussy or bad-tempered nature.
難しい means difficult to do or understand, while ややこしい specifically means tangled or confusing in structure, not just hard.
Word family hard to please; fussy; particular · bad-tempered; grumpy; sullen
difficult-looking; hard-seeming; troublesome; serious-looking
difficulty; degree of difficulty
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
terribly difficult; extremely hard
Etymology The word is a native Japanese i-adjective conventionally written with 難 , a kanji associated with difficulty and trouble. The exact historical derivation of the adjective is not specified and is best treated cautiously.
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