難い
N1かたい katai
- difficult
- hard
い-adjective
Chinese meanings
难以
Examples
- これは始末の難い問題だ。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"
}
}