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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

難かたい

N1
かたい katai
  1. difficult
  2. hard
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

难以

Examples

  • これは始し末まつの難かたい問もん題だいだ。
    This is a difficult problem to solve.
    这是个难以处理的问题。
  • 説明し難い気持ちだ。
    It is a feeling that is hard to explain.
    这是难以解释的心情。
  • 忘れ難い経験になった。
    It became an unforgettable experience.
    那成了一次难忘的经历。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('712db68fb8'); // 難い
{
  "id": "712db68fb8",
  "word": "難い",
  "reading": "かたい",
  "romaji": "katai",
  "meanings": [
    "difficult",
    "hard"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1582640,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これは始末の難い問題だ。",
      "furigana": "これは{始末|しまつ}の{難|かた}い{問題|もんだい}だ。",
      "en": "This is a difficult problem to solve.",
      "tatoeba_id": 218390
    },
    {
      "ja": "説明し難い気持ちだ。",
      "en": "It is a feeling that is hard to explain."
    },
    {
      "ja": "忘れ難い経験になった。",
      "en": "It became an unforgettable experience."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "49717778d1fbed3eacc3901cd4e0be05e5aadd2f247fefe613980ff862398bda",
    "meanings": [
      "难以"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これは始末の難い問題だ。",
        "zh": "这是个难以处理的问题。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "説明し難い気持ちだ。",
        "zh": "这是难以解释的心情。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "忘れ難い経験になった。",
        "zh": "那成了一次难忘的经历。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/712db68fb8",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1582640; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "60ac51ff09d559cec14748259e271b8b63e355d66741a5cae22f0862ed284f22",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}