How to say difficult in Japanese

JLPTN5
難しい★【むずかしいmuzukashii・むつかしいmutsukashii】六借しいatejiold・六ヶ敷いatejiold Inflection

adjective:

  • difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
  • fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
  • gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
  • dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable - archaism
  • unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky - archaism

Example Sentences

「はいhai」とto「いいえiie」しかshika言わないiwanai人hitoとto会話kaiwaをwo続けるtsuzukeruのnoはha難しいmuzukashii。
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.
２、３年nenでdeフランス語furansugoにni熟達jukutatsuするsuruのnoはhaきわめてkiwamete難しいmuzukashii。
It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.
彼kareはha困難なkonnanna事態jitaiにni対処taishoするsuruことkotoがga出来ないdekinai。
He can't cope with difficult situations.
大抵のtaiteino学芸gakugeiはha、最初saishoにni基礎kisoをwoしっかりshikkariやってyatteおかないokanaiとto、その先sonosakiスムーズにSUMUUZUni身に付けるminitsukeruことkotoがgaできませんdekimasen。
With most of the arts, if you don't get the basics down properly then it is difficult to acquire further skills.
何naniがga正しくてtadashikute何naniがga間違いmachigaiかka選択sentakuするsuruのnoはha難しいmuzukashiiがga、選択sentakuしshiなければならないnakerebanaranai。
It's difficult choosing between what's right and what's wrong, but you have to make the choice.

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