〜づらい
N3zurai
hard to; difficult or uncomfortable to
Formation
Verb-stem + づらい
Chinese meanings
难以……;做起来不舒服
Chinese formation
动词ます形去ます+づらい
Chinese usage
表示做某事在身体或心理上有困难、不舒服。
Chinese notes
〜にくい也表示难做,常侧重客观困难。
Examples
- この靴は少し小さくて、歩きづらい。These shoes are a bit small, so they're hard to walk in.这双鞋有点小,走路不舒服。
- 先輩にお金を貸してほしいとは、ちょっと言いづらい。It's a bit awkward to ask a senior colleague to lend me money.向前辈开口借钱有点难为情。
- 字が小さくて読みづらいので、もう少し大きくしてもらえますか。The text is too small to read comfortably. Could you make it a bit bigger?字太小,不太容易读,能调大一点吗?
Notes
Stresses the doer's physical or psychological discomfort. 〜にくい (N4) is more objective, describing a thing's nature. Formal N2: 〜がたい.
#degree#emotion
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('zurai');
{
"id": "zurai",
"pattern": "〜づらい",
"romaji": "zurai",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "hard to; difficult or uncomfortable to",
"formation": "Verb-stem + づらい",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この靴は少し小さくて、歩きづらい。",
"furigana": "この{靴|くつ}は{少|すこ}し{小|ちい}さくて、{歩|ある}きづらい。",
"en": "These shoes are a bit small, so they're hard to walk in."
},
{
"ja": "先輩にお金を貸してほしいとは、ちょっと言いづらい。",
"furigana": "{先輩|せんぱい}にお{金|かね}を{貸|か}してほしいとは、ちょっと{言|い}いづらい。",
"en": "It's a bit awkward to ask a senior colleague to lend me money."
},
{
"ja": "字が小さくて読みづらいので、もう少し大きくしてもらえますか。",
"furigana": "{字|じ}が{小|ちい}さくて{読|よ}みづらいので、もう{少|すこ}し{大|おお}きくしてもらえますか。",
"en": "The text is too small to read comfortably. Could you make it a bit bigger?"
}
],
"tags": [
"degree",
"emotion"
],
"notes": "Stresses the doer's physical or psychological discomfort. 〜にくい (N4) is more objective, describing a thing's nature. Formal N2: 〜がたい.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "b5c998d231eeaef076422e8da1794d969f6fe07c3004eab052ba155c41f9c0a8",
"meanings": [
"难以……",
"做起来不舒服"
],
"formation": "动词ます形去ます+づらい",
"explanation": "表示做某事在身体或心理上有困难、不舒服。",
"notes": "〜にくい也表示难做,常侧重客观困难。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この靴は少し小さくて、歩きづらい。",
"zh": "这双鞋有点小,走路不舒服。"
},
{
"ja": "先輩にお金を貸してほしいとは、ちょっと言いづらい。",
"zh": "向前辈开口借钱有点难为情。"
},
{
"ja": "字が小さくて読みづらいので、もう少し大きくしてもらえますか。",
"zh": "字太小,不太容易读,能调大一点吗?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#zurai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "8dff86dd377dd89644edfc49e9d1e829f781cf784be4525970f76c50a71fccf6"
}
}