むつかし
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
2. impossible; unfeasible
euphemistic
3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Pitch accent
つかしい
つかし
Top 33300
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
Examples (200 in total)
I know it's difficult.
Yes, but it'll be difficult.
Was it difficult to make?
At first, it is difficult.
This is a difficult situation.
It wasn't hard to understand.
That's difficult to explain.
That's difficult.
It is difficult for me.
It's not hard.
Isn't it hard?
It's a difficult choice.
Japanese is hard.
It's not very difficult.
Chess is difficult.
It is difficult to give up smoking.
It's more difficult than you think.
This world is difficult.
This problem seems difficult.
Was that too difficult?
Was it difficult to do?
It is difficult to satisfy everyone.
Which one do you think is more difficult?
It's a lot harder than it looks.
Inuktitut is a difficult language.
How difficult was the test?
Don't ask such hard questions.
It is difficult for me to answer the question.
It is hard to convince John.
Mathematics is a difficult subject.
Is it difficult eating with chopsticks?
I don't understand French. It's difficult.
Putting ideas into practice is difficult.
It is hard to define "triangle."
Is German pronunciation difficult?
Studying a foreign language is difficult.
Grammar is very difficult.
Isn't it hard to park while looking at the Around View Monitor?
It's not difficult to do.
It is difficult to know oneself.
Don't use hard words.
This problem is a real challenge.
It is difficult to decide where to go.
It was too difficult for me.
It's hard to explain, but I'll try.
That was a very difficult exam.
When to set off is a difficult problem.
It is difficult to understand this novel.
The difficulty in life is the choice.
I found it difficult to convince her.
He took on the difficult work.
That's a very complicated problem.
His poems are difficult to understand.
He had a hard look on his face.
Finding an apartment can be difficult.
It's difficult to understand his theory.
It is difficult for me to play the piano.
Is it difficult to eat with chopsticks?
People often say that Japanese is a difficult language.
The work was very difficult.
It's hard to resist temptation.
This homework is difficult for me.
It's hard to change a bad habit.
Why is math so hard?
Sometimes, life is difficult and painful.
It is difficult to calculate the results of the election.
The politician attempted a difficult task.
It is hard to carry out this plan.
I really think English is difficult.
It's hard to catch a rabbit with your bare hands.
At first, everything seemed difficult.
This level is intermediate. It isn't hard.
It's hard to tell you and your brother apart.
We are faced with a difficult choice.
It's hard to find a suitable translation.
It is hard to maintain one's reputation.
That's very, very difficult.
It's hard to balance study with work.
It's very difficult to put things in order.
It is difficult to speak Chinese well.
As you say, Russian is very hard!
They found it difficult to earn a living.
Do you understand the difficulty of my job?
It's difficult to answer this question.
Where did you learn such a difficult word?
This book is too difficult for me.
That isn't so difficult, is it?
This book is especially difficult to read.
He found it hard to make friends.
It's very difficult to understand him.
Your question is very hard to answer.
It is difficult to convey the meaning exactly.
Books such as these are too difficult for him.
I cannot fix this machine. It's very difficult.
It's difficult for me to express my thoughts in words.
It's difficult to help people when they don't want your help.
"How was the test?" "It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be."
It's difficult to prove that ghosts exist.
Climbing this mountain is very difficult.
To know oneself is very difficult.
It will be hard for you to speak English.
It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
It is difficult to catch up with Japan in the production of cars.
It's difficult to keep order in this town.
Why is it so hard for you to be nice to your brother?
This textbook is too hard for me.
It's difficult to catch a wild rabbit by hand.
The solution to that problem was more difficult than expected.
Japanese is often said to be a difficult language to learn.
Translating languages is very difficult.
She can read even this difficult a kanji.
Is it difficult to act according to Buddhist principles?
Philosophy is often regarded as difficult.
It is difficult for me to get up before six.
This problem is not so difficult as it seems.
It was hard for Tom to say no.
This puzzle is too difficult for me.
It's sometimes difficult to control our feelings.
Good lumber is hard to find these days.
It was very difficult to understand the subject of his lecture.
It's hard to complain against such good people.
This problem is too difficult for me to explain.
It is very difficult for you to do this work.
He is now in a very difficult situation.
Don't ask me such difficult questions.
It is a very difficult job for us.
It was hard for them to get to the island.
The students said the story was too difficult.
This problem is too difficult for me to solve.
The operation of this machine is too difficult for me.
It is hard for the couple to live together any longer.
He is a man hard to get on with.
The situation was getting difficult to deal with.
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
This problem is too difficult for elementary school children to solve.
He was able to pass the difficult test.
It was difficult to persuade him to change his mind.
It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.
What he said there was surprisingly difficult.
It's very difficult to play football without a ball.
The examination he took last week was very hard.
It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese meals.
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
It isn't hard to overcome your weaknesses.
It is difficult for me to pronounce the word.
He stuck to his beliefs and accomplished a difficult task.
It is difficult for a theory to survive such a test.
This problem is difficult for me to some degree.
It is very hard to get rid of cockroaches from our house.
It must have been difficult for her to knit this sweater.
It is psychologically difficult for her to say no.
It was too difficult for Jane to go to school alone.
She found it was difficult to adapt herself to her new surroundings.
We found it difficult to enter the disco.
Is it really that difficult to do that?
I tried to please him, which I found very difficult.
Do you think there is another answer to this difficult problem?
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
This was too difficult a problem for her to solve.
This is the most difficult book I have ever read.
This problem is too difficult to deal with.
Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
It's hard for me to put my thoughts into words.
I found it difficult to be kind to others.
The books which are on that list will be difficult to find in Japan.
Some of his books are difficult to read.
It seems to be becoming hard to get a good job.
As is often said, it is difficult to adjust yourself to a new environment.
A habit is very difficult to shake off once it is formed.
She has perfected the art of handling difficult customers.
Philosophy is not so difficult a subject as you imagine it is.
Once you start smoking, it is difficult to get rid of that bad habit.
In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used.
It is truly difficult to know the truth, and still more difficult to speak it.
I don't think there's anything so difficult as recognizing one's own weakness.
He lent me a book, which was too difficult for me.
He found it difficult to swim to the island.
This problem is not so difficult that you can't solve it.
Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.
The twins were so alike that it was difficult to tell them apart.
Once a bad habit is formed, it's hard to get rid of it.
I find it difficult to talk to you about anything serious.
This, appearing at first glance to be perfectly obvious, is actually very difficult.
It is always difficult for a son to live up to the expectations of his parents.
It is not so difficult to appreciate good music.
The hardest part of language learning is remembering vocabulary.
He found difficulty in making ends meet on his small salary.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
What seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.
The more I thought about the problem, the more difficult it seemed.
It is hard to master it in a year or two.
It is difficult to play the piano.
It is hard to win four successive games.
Life is hard. Death is cheap.
The first step is always the hardest.
It is difficult to walk 60 kilometers a day.
This book is too difficult to read in a week.
Since he is old, this task must be difficult for him.
I find it difficult to do all this work in a day.
Do you think it is difficult to finish reading this book in a week?