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〜nikui

〜難にくい〜nikui
(physically or technically) difficult to ...
From Lesson 396:Telling something is easy or difficult to do·Japanese

Breakdown of 〜nikui

difficult
難

When you have a grass eating husband, who also happens to be a small bird, you know that your life is difficult.

Usages of 〜nikui

この ドア は 重おもくて 開あけにくい。kono doa wa omokute akenikui.
This door is hard to open because it’s heavy.
この 漢かん字じ は 書かきにくい です。kono kanji wa kakinikui desu.
This kanji is difficult to write.

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