難むずかしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
It is very difficult.
2. impossible; unfeasible
softer than 無理
3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Kanji used
difficult
Pitch accent
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Top 800
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
Examples (200 in total)
I know it's difficult.
Yes, but it'll be difficult.
Was it difficult to make?
It is very difficult.
At first, it is difficult.
This is a difficult situation.
It wasn't hard to understand.
The questions were hard, weren't they?
That's difficult.
It is difficult for me.
It's not hard.
Isn't it hard?
Wow, that's a difficult question.
It's a difficult choice.
The appraisal will be difficult, won't it?
Japanese is hard.
It is difficult to make a direct hit, you know.
It's not very difficult.
It's more difficult than you think.
This world is difficult.
It is a difficult problem.
Was it difficult to do?
Living righteously is hard.
It is difficult to satisfy everyone.
It's a quite difficult technique.
Which one do you think is more difficult?
It is hard to master it in a year or two.
It's a lot harder than it looks.
It's a shame that it's difficult to purchase.
It seems that getting admitted is difficult.
It is difficult to play the piano.
But drawing a kimono is difficult.
Inuktitut is a difficult language.
Hmm, this is pretty difficult.
How difficult was the test?
Don't ask such hard questions.
It's a book that is difficult even for university students.
It is difficult for me to answer the question.
It's not that difficult.
It is difficult to know oneself.
Don't use hard words.
It might still be a little difficult.
This problem is a real challenge.
This work is difficult for us.
It is difficult to decide where to go.
It's not difficult to do.
It's hard to put your feelings into writing.
It would probably be difficult to simply destroy it.
It was too difficult for me.
It's hard to work a puppet with strings.
It is not difficult to avoid if you are merely on guard.
It's hard to explain, but I'll try.
It is difficult to understand this novel.
That was a very difficult exam.
When to set off is a difficult problem.
The difficulty in life is the choice.
I found it difficult to convince her.
I haven't used characters that difficult, have I?
Life is hard. Death is cheap.
He took on the difficult work.
That's a very complicated problem.
It is difficult to aim for the top here.
Just because it's difficult, does that mean you don't have to try?
He had a hard look on his face.
It was not such a difficult passage.
His poems are difficult to understand.
Finding an apartment can be difficult.
It's difficult to understand his theory.
The next lesson is even harder.
Is it difficult to eat with chopsticks?
People often say that Japanese is a difficult language.
It is difficult for me to play the piano.
It is a very delicate and difficult issue.
It's hard to resist temptation.
This homework is difficult for me.
It's hard to pick up beans with chopsticks.
The work was very difficult.
It's hard to change a bad habit.
With this body, it is difficult to pick things up.
This is a difficult math problem.
Sometimes, life is difficult and painful.
It is difficult to calculate the results of the election.
It's hard to make a living on part-time work alone.
The politician attempted a difficult task.
It is certainly difficult to define strength.
It is hard to carry out this plan.
I really think English is difficult.
Even so, it is difficult to get in touch.
It's hard to catch a rabbit with your bare hands.
The first step in human relations is difficult.
Do you understand the difficulty of my job?
This is too difficult for me to understand.
It's difficult to answer this question.
Where did you learn such a difficult word?
This book is too difficult for me.
It is difficult for me to read the book.
That isn't so difficult, is it?
This book is especially difficult to read.
He found it hard to make friends.
It's very difficult to understand him.
Your question is very hard to answer.
This problem is insanely hard.
It is difficult to finish the work in a day.
The first step is always the hardest.
It is difficult to convey the meaning exactly.
Books such as these are too difficult for him.
It's difficult for me to express my thoughts in words.
I tackle even difficult problems head-on instead of running away.
It's difficult to evaluate his ability.
It's difficult to help people when they don't want your help.
It's difficult to prove that ghosts exist.
To know oneself is very difficult.
"How was the test?" "It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be."
Climbing this mountain is very difficult.
It is difficult to walk 60 kilometers a day.
It looks difficult at first glance, but it's simple, isn't it?
The concept of infinity is hard to grasp.
It will be hard for you to speak English.
That person is in a difficult position too, after all.
It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
It's difficult to keep order in this town.
It is difficult to catch up with Japan in the production of cars.
Even though it is called infiltration, it is not that difficult.
Why is it so hard for you to be nice to your brother?
It's hard to break through the other team's defense.
This textbook is too hard for me.
Once it's a group, it's hard to get everyone on the same page.
In that case, driving them away shouldn't be that difficult.
I can make it, but making the sauce might be difficult.
The solution to that problem was more difficult than expected.
It's hard to keep costs within the budget.
Japanese is often said to be a difficult language to learn.
It is now difficult to distinguish what kind of animal it is.
This problem is too difficult for me to explain.
It is very difficult for you to do this work.
He is now in a very difficult situation.
Don't ask me such difficult questions.
It is a very difficult job for us.
The students said the story was too difficult.
The operation of this machine is too difficult for me.
This question is too difficult for me to answer.
It is difficult to photograph moving things, whether they are humans or animals.
It is also difficult to guide such people.
It is hard for the couple to live together any longer.
He is a man hard to get on with.
Without both arms, many tasks would certainly be difficult.
The situation was getting difficult to deal with.
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
It is difficult to create such a situation elsewhere.
The teacher explained the difficult topic in simple terms.
Whether it is an individual or a group, a retreat is the most difficult.
If the movement speed increases, it becomes difficult to dodge.
He was able to pass the difficult test.
How difficult it is to make an opponent who is bracing themselves not to laugh, laugh!
It was not so difficult to follow the boy.
It was difficult to persuade him to change his mind.
What he said there was surprisingly difficult.
It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.
It will be difficult to commit all of the knights and soldiers.
If you determine that, it's not difficult to avoid!
It's very difficult to play football without a ball.
This book is too difficult to read in a week.
It is difficult to hide oneself while being in a group like this.
This problem is too hard. I give up.
The injury was severe, and it seemed difficult to move it for a long time.
The examination he took last week was very hard.
Blocking the escape route is not that difficult.
It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese meals.
When one bears the weight of an entire nation, even that is difficult.
Is it really that difficult to do that?
I tried to please him, which I found very difficult.
Do you think there is another answer to this difficult problem?
Well, if it's really too difficult, I don't mind at least listening to your concerns.
We can't deal with such a difficult problem.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
This was too difficult a problem for her to solve.
I found it difficult to solve that problem right away.
This problem is too difficult to deal with.
Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
This is the most difficult book I have ever read.
I find it difficult to do all this work in a day.
It's hard for me to put my thoughts into words.
It is difficult to flee through an alley while carrying a large piece of luggage.
I found it difficult to be kind to others.
The books which are on that list will be difficult to find in Japan.
Some of his books are difficult to read.
I don't think there's anything so difficult as recognizing one's own weakness.
He lent me a book, which was too difficult for me.
But once a thread has snapped, it's hard to tie it back together perfectly right away.
He found it difficult to swim to the island.
This problem is not so difficult that you can't solve it.
Lending out the hut is difficult, given that we have our own work to do.
Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.
If it's like this, the difficult problems might actually be better.
Even if you tell someone uneducated like me about something that difficult, I won't understand.
Feeling that a gentle withdrawal was becoming difficult, I felt anxious inside.
The twins were so alike that it was difficult to tell them apart.
Once a bad habit is formed, it's hard to get rid of it.
It will become even more difficult when the exam period arrives, so now is the time.
What seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.