にくい (nikui)

Meaning

    All JLPT 4 grammar : にくい(にくい, nikui), difficult to (do something), [I-adjective]

    Usually written using kana alone

    Example

    日本語意味
    横向きに寝ると「いびき」をかきにくい?Is snoring less likely if you sleep on your side?
    噛み合う犬は呼び難し。You can’t call dogs off from a fight.
    梅雨時は雨降りが多くて外出の計画が立てにくい。It rains so often in the wet season that it’s hard to plan outings.
    しかし、天才であるが故に一般ピーポーから理解され難いというのは宿命とも言えるわ。However you could say that being found hard to understand by the common folk for one’s genius is fate.

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    yokohorizontal, beside
    寝るneruto go to bed
    合うauto fit, to match, to suit
    inudog
    多くookumany; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
    外出gaishutsugoing out
    梅雨tsuyurainy season
    計画keikakuplan, project
    天才tenzaigenius; prodigy; natural gift
    inochilife, life force
    一般ippangeneral, universal
    理解rikaiunderstanding, comprehension
    宿yadoinn, lodging

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    コウむ.く, む.い, -む.きyonder, facing
    オウよこsideways, horizontal
    シンね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬlie down, sleep, rest
    ケンいぬ, いぬ-dog
    ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
    よ.ぶcall, call out to
    ナンかた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しいdifficult, trouble
    ガイ,ゲそと, ほか, はず.すoutside
    とき, -どきtime, hour
    シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
    あめ, あま-, -さめrain
    ガ,カク,エ,カイえが.く, かく.する, かぎ.るpicture
    ケイはか.る, はか.らうplot, plan
    リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
    おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.るmany, much
    コウ,ゴお.りる, お.ろす, ふ.るdescend, fall
    テンあまつ, あめ, あま-heavens, sky, imperial
    ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
    ことわりlogic, reason
    カイ,ゲと.く, と.かす, と.けるexplanation, solve
    メイ,ミョウいのちfate, destiny, life
    サイgenius, years old
    宿シュクやど, やど.る, やど.すinn, lodging, dwell

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