〜にくい

Pattern
〜にくい
Level
N5
Reading
〜にくい
Meaning
difficult to do
Attaches to
Verb (ます-stem)
Nuance & register

Describes physical or objective difficulty in carrying out an action.

Example

この漢字は覚えにくいです。 (This kanji is difficult to remember.)

Easily confused with

〜やすい (meaning 'easy to do')

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