にくい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. difficult to ...; hard to ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
It is a difficult opponent to fight.
Pitch accent
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Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
hard to do
difficult to approach; inaccessible
hard to see; obscured
awkward (difficult) question
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
difficult to approach; inaccessible
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
difficult to approach; inaccessible
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
can't occur easily; difficult to happen
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
scratch-resistant
hard to see; obscured
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
can't occur easily; difficult to happen
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
awkward (difficult) question
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
scratch-resistant
scratch-resistant
hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable; nauseous
hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable; nauseous
Examples (51 in total)
It's hard to say.
It's hard to believe.
It is a difficult opponent to fight.