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There are 28 total results for your 難し search in the dictionary.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
難し see styles |
katashi かたし |
(adj-ku) (archaism) (See 難い) difficult; hard |
難しい see styles |
mutsukashii / mutsukashi むつかしい muzukashii / muzukashi むずかしい |
(adjective) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky |
難しげ see styles |
muzukashige むずかしげ |
(adjectival noun) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.) |
難しさ see styles |
muzukashisa むずかしさ |
(degree of) difficulty |
難じる see styles |
nanjiru なんじる |
(transitive verb) (See 難ずる) to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of |
小難しい see styles |
komuzukashii; komutsukashii / komuzukashi; komutsukashi こむずかしい; こむつかしい |
(adjective) slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous |
気難しい see styles |
kimuzukashii / kimuzukashi きむづかしい |
(adjective) hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious |
気難し屋 see styles |
kimuzukashiya きむずかしや |
(See 気難しい・1) person who is hard to please; difficult person; grouch; sourpuss |
しょ難しい see styles |
shomuzukashii / shomuzukashi しょむずかしい |
(adjective) (rare) terribly difficult |
人生行路難し see styles |
jinseikourokatashi / jinsekorokatashi じんせいこうろかたし |
(expression) (proverb) life is not easy; life is hard |
故郷忘じ難し see styles |
kokyouboujigatashi / kokyobojigatashi こきょうぼうじがたし |
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曰く言い難し see styles |
iwakuiigatashi / iwakuigatashi いわくいいがたし |
(expression) it is hard to explain; it is hard to say |
難しい顔をする see styles |
muzukashiikaoosuru / muzukashikaoosuru むずかしいかおをする |
(exp,vs-i) (See 難しい・むずかしい・4) to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious |
ちょっと難しい see styles |
chottomuzukashii / chottomuzukashi ちょっとむずかしい |
(exp,adj-i) (1) a little difficult; slightly hard; (exp,adj-i) (2) (euph) not feasible; not possible |
孤掌鳴らし難し see styles |
koshounarashigatashi / koshonarashigatashi こしょうならしがたし |
(expression) (proverb) one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself; clapping with one hand is hard |
Variations: |
muzukashiya むずかしや |
(See 気難し屋) person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner |
兄たり難く弟たり難し see styles |
keitarigatakuteitarigatashi / ketarigatakutetarigatashi けいたりがたくていたりがたし |
(expression) (idiom) both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them) |
創業は易く守成は難し see styles |
sougyouhayasukushuseihakatashi / sogyohayasukushusehakatashi そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし |
(expression) (proverb) it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it |
言うは易く行うは難し see styles |
iuhayasukuokonauhakatashi いうはやすくおこなうはかたし |
(expression) (proverb) it's easier said than done; saying is easy; doing is hard |
少年老い易く学成り難し see styles |
shounenoiyasukugakunarigatashi / shonenoiyasukugakunarigatashi しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし |
(expression) (archaism) Youthful years pass quickly before one accomplishes much learning |
Variations: |
kimuzukashii / kimuzukashi きむずかしい |
(adjective) (1) hard to please; difficult; particular; fussy; choosy; picky; fastidious; (adjective) (2) bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased; sullen; crabby; cranky; grumpy |
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shounenoiyasukugakunarigatashi / shonenoiyasukugakunarigatashi しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし |
(expression) (proverb) study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder |
山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し see styles |
sanchuunozokuoyaburuhayasukushinchuunozokuoyaburuhakatashi / sanchunozokuoyaburuhayasukushinchunozokuoyaburuhakatashi さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし |
(expression) (proverb) it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard |
Variations: |
arigatashi ありがたし |
(interjection) (kana only) what a blessing; how fortunate |
Variations: |
muzukashii(p); mutsukashii / muzukashi(p); mutsukashi むずかしい(P); むつかしい |
(adjective) (1) (ant: 易しい・やさしい) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (adjective) (2) (euph) impossible; unfeasible; (adjective) (3) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (adjective) (4) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (adjective) (5) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (adjective) (6) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky |
Variations: |
muzukashii(p); mutsukashii; muzukashii(sk) / muzukashi(p); mutsukashi; muzukashi(sk) むずかしい(P); むつかしい; むづかしい(sk) |
(adjective) (1) (ant: 易しい) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (adjective) (2) (euph) (softer than 無理) impossible; unfeasible; (adjective) (3) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (adjective) (4) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (adjective) (5) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (adjective) (6) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky |
Variations: |
muzukashiikaoosuru / muzukashikaoosuru むずかしいかおをする |
(exp,vs-i) (See 難しい・4) to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious |
Variations: |
keitarigatakuteitarigatashi / ketarigatakutetarigatashi けいたりがたくていたりがたし |
(expression) (idiom) both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them) |
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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