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にくい

にくいnikuiN4neutral

savor + hard to …

ajiwai nikui

hard to …; resistant to

meaning: is hard to savor

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜にくい
  • 味あじわいにくい

この瓶びんの蓋ふた、固かたくて味あじわいにくいんだけど。

kono bin no futa, katakute ajiwai nikui n da kedo.

The lid on this jar is so stiff it is hard to savor. casual

この道みちは街灯がいとうが少すくなくて、夜よるは味あじわいにくい。

kono michi wa gaitou ga sukunakute, yoru wa ajiwai nikui.

This street has few streetlights and is hard to savor along at night. neutral

Same meaning3

easy or hard to do; hard to bring yourself to

All examples3

hard to do; doesn't … easily — resists whoever or whatever attempts it

  1. この瓶びんの蓋ふた、固かたくて開あけにくいんだけど。

    kono bin no futa, katakute ake nikui n da kedo.

    The lid on this jar is so stiff it is hard to open. casual

  2. この道みちは街灯がいとうが少すくなくて、夜よるは歩あるきにくい。

    kono michi wa gaitou ga sukunakute, yoru wa aruki nikui.

    This street has few streetlights and is hard to walk along at night. neutral

  3. 大変たいへん申もうし上あげにくいのですが、今回こんかいの企画きかくは見送みおくらせていただきます。

    taihen moushiagenikui no desu ga, konkai no kikaku wa miokurasete itadakimasu.

    This is very difficult for me to say, but we will be passing on this proposal. formal

How it's formed1

All forms5

  • negativeにくくないnikukunai

    味あじわいにくくない

  • pastにくかったnikukatta

    味あじわいにくかった

  • politeにくいですnikuidesu

    味あじわいにくいです

  • before-a-verb formにくくnikuku

    味あじわいにくく

  • て-formにくくてnikukute

    味あじわいにくくて

Notes

にくい states difficulty, never a ban (入はいりにくい店みせ just feels intimidating). The kanji 難にくい exists, but real text usually writes kana, partly to dodge 憎にくい, "hateful".