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What does 難しい (むずかしい, muzukashii) mean?

難しい (むずかしい, muzukashii) means difficult.

Quick facts
Readingむずかしい
Romajimuzukashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
むずかしい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmuzukashii

difficult

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1i-adjective difficult; hard; troublesome
  2. 2i-adjective impossible; unfeasible
  3. 3i-adjective fussy; particular; fastidious
  4. 4i-adjective gloomy; glum; sullen
  5. 5i-adjective dirty; unclean; filthy

Example sentences

  • This problem is difficult.

  • Is Japanese difficult?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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