How to say hard in Japanese

JLPTN4
硬い☆【かたいkatai】固い☆・堅い☆・緊いirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • hard; solid; tough - esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
  • stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
  • strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
  • safe; steady; honest; steadfast
  • obstinate; stubborn
  • bookish; formal; stuffy Antonym: 砕けた

Example Sentences

でもdemoほんとにhontoni、エピソードEPISOODO21にniはha涙namidaがga出るderuほどhodo笑っwaraたtaよyo。
Seriously though, episode 21 made me laugh so hard I almost cried.
ロックROKKUのno場合baai、何naniをwo基準kijunにniハイファイHAIFUAIとするtosuruのnoかkaがga難しいmuzukashiiですdesuねne。
For rock it's hard to know on what basis you should call something 'hi-fi'.
梅雨時tsuyujiはha雨降りamefuriがga多くてookute外出gaishutsuのno計画keikakuがga立てtateにくいnikui。
It rains so often in the wet season that it's hard to plan outings.
風kazeがgaまだmada強くtsuyoku吹きますfukimasu。
The wind still blows strongly.
ドルDORUがga円enをwoはじめとするhajimetosuru主要なshuyounaアジアAJIA通貨tsuukaに対してnitaishite急落kyuurakuしているshiteiruなかnaka、実質jisshitsu上jouのnoドルペッグDORUPEGGU政策seisakuをwo採っているtotteiru中国chuugokuのno人民元jinmingeはha割安wariyasuとなっているtonatteiru。
In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.

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