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気難しい

気むずかしい

Readings

Kana: きむずかしい、きむづかしい
Romaji: kimuzukashii, kimuzukashii
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Example Sentences

(かれ)気難(きむずか)しい。
➥He is hard to please.
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(かれ)気難(きむずか)しい(ひと)だ。
➥He's a difficult person to deal with.
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その老人(ろうじん)気難(きむずか)しい。
➥The old man is hard to please.
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(かれ)気難(きむずか)しかった。
➥He was hard to please.
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星野(ほしの)()気難(きむずか)しい。
➥Mr Hoshino is hard to please.
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(わたし)祖父(そふ)気難(きむずか)しい。
➥My grandfather is very hard to please.
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