How to say “difficult” in Japanese | 難しい (むずかしい、muzukashī)

The Japanese vocabulary「難しい (むずかしい、muzukashī)」means “difficult.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	難しい
Hiragana	むずかしい
Romaji Reading	muzukashī
English Meaning	difficult (Dictionary & Plain Form)

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Reading this kanji is difficult.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	この漢かん字じを読よむのは難むずかしい。
Romaji Reading	Kono kanji o yomu no wa muzukashī.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	この漢字を読むのは難しいです。
Romaji Reading	Kono kanji o yomu no wa muzukashī desu.

There are many difficult problems./ These are difficult questions.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	難むずかしい問題もんだいばかりだ。
Romaji Reading	Muzukashī mondai bakari da.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	難しい問題ばかりです。
Romaji Reading	Muzukashī mondai bakari desu.

I’ll challenge to solve difficult questions.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	難むずかしい問題もんだいに挑戦ちょうせんする。
Romaji Reading	Muzukashī mondai ni chōsen suru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	難しい問題に挑戦します。
Romaji Reading	Muzukashī mondai ni chōsen shimasu.

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