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Meaning of 難い(かたい) in Japanese

難い, 悪い
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
かたい, にくい, がたい
Romaji
katai, nikui, gatai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary adjective
    Meaning
    difficult; hard
    Example sentence
    横向き寝ると「いびき」をかきにくい Is 'snoring' less likely if you sleep on your side?

Examples of 難い, 悪い, かたい, にくい, がたい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

11 strokes

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On'Yomi: アク, オ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

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JLPT 3

18 strokes

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

On'Yomi: ナン

Kun'Yomi: かた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, -にく.い

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19 strokes

On'Yomi: ナン

Kun'Yomi: かたい, むずかしい

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