adjective

  1. difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.).
  2. impossible, unfeasible. Polite language. Euphemistic.
  3. fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased.
  4. gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look).
  5. dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable. Archaism.
  6. unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
難しい むずかしい
 
 
難しい むつかしい
 
 
六借しい むずかしい
 
 
六借しい むつかしい
 
六ヶ敷い むずかしい
 
六ヶ敷い むつかしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン むずか.しい かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)