にくい (nikui)

JLPT N4 Grammar List

difficult to…; hard to…; not readily

Formations

Verb-stem + にくい

Examples

この小説は理解しにくいです。
Kono shōsetsu wa rikai shi nikuidesu.
This novel is difficult to understand.

その薬は飲みにくいです。
Sono kusuri wa nomi nikuidesu.
The medicine is hard to swallow.

あの社長は近寄りにくい。
Ano shachō wa chikayori nikui.
That president is difficult of approach.

それは表現しにくいですね。
Sore wa hyōgen shi nikuidesu ne.
That’s hard to say.

その長い文章は覚えにくいです。
Sono nagai bunshō wa oboe nikuidesu.
The long sentence is hard to remember.

ニューヨークは物価が高くて、住みにくいです。
Nyūyōku wa bukka ga takakute, sumi nikuidesu.
Prices in New York are high so it’s not easy to live there.

箸は使いにくいですね。
Hashi wa tsukainikui desu ne.
Chopsticks are hard to use, aren’t they?

彼女とは話しにくいです。
Kanojo to wa hanashinikui desu.
She is difficult to talk with.
(follows the subject it describes)

覚えにくい漢字がまだたくさんあります。
Oboenikui kanji ga mada takusan arimasu.
There are still a lot of Chinese characters that are difficult to memorize.

このテレビは古くて見にくくなってきました。
Kono terebi wa furukute minikuku natte kimashita.
This TV set is old and getting harder to watch.