にくい

Also written 難い

Meanings

1. Suffix, い-adjective difficult to ...; hard to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

Example sentences

• 君の質問に僕は答えにくい。
  Your question is hard for me to answer.
• 液晶画面は、見にくいなぁ。
  You can't see too well with these LCD displays.
• ペットのいない生活なんて考えにくい。
  It's hard to imagine a life without pets.
• プラスチックは燃えにくい。
  Plastic does not burn easily.
• プラスチックは割れにくい。
  Plastic does not break easily.

Common phrases

• 想像しにくい (そうぞうしにくい) hard to imagine

Words containing にくい

• しにくい hard to do
• 住みにくい (すみにくい) inconvenient (residence)
• 乗りにくい (のりにくい) hard to ride

And 21 more.

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