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〜づらい

N3
zurai

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

  • この靴くつは少すこし小ちいさくて、歩あるきづらい。
    These shoes are a bit small, so they're hard to walk in.
    这双鞋有点小,走路不舒服。
  • 先せん輩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。
    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。
    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.

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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"
  }
}