► 形容詞
難しい [(4)むずかしい] meaning: difficult rank: 1
☆ 彼はとにかく難しい人だ ⇨ He’s a really difficult person to deal with
☆ 難しい問題 ⇨ A difficult problem
☆ 難しい状況 ⇨ A difficult situation
難しい [(4)むずかしい] meaning: likely rank: 1
☆ 彼等に勝つのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult, unlikely, to beat them
難しい [(4)むつかしい] meaning: difficult rank: 2
☆ 彼女は気が難しい ⇨ She is difficult to please (☛ An alternative pronunciation of むずかしい)
More examples:
- 難しい物理の概念を単純明快に解説した本 ⇨ A book that explain difficult physics concepts simple and clear
 - 一度深みにはまったら抜け出すのは難しい ⇨ Once you get caught by the depth, get in too deep, it is difficult to get out
 - この辺でタクシーを拾うのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to pick up a taxi around here
 - 人格を矯正することは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to correct personality
 - これを本物と判別するのは専門家にも難しい ⇨ It is difficult even for experts to distinguish this from the real thing
 - 二人のスーパースターが同じチームで共存することは難しい ⇨ It is difficult for two superstars to coexist in one team
 - 彼等の製品の品質は真似が難しい ⇨ The quality of their products is hard to emulate
 - 彼の手書きを判読するのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to read (and understand) his handwriting
 - 心の病は体の病よりも治療が難しい ⇨ Mental diseases are harder to treat than physical diseases
 - 会社を短期間で再建することは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to rebuild the company in a short period of time
 - 新技術の実践的利用への応用は未だ難しい ⇨ It is still difficult to use the new technology for practical use
 - この手の問題は扱い方が難しい ⇨ This kind of issue is hard, delicate, to handle
 - マッチやライターを使わずに火を起こすのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to start a fire without using matches or a lighter
 - こうも難しいとは思わなかった ⇨ I didn’t think it would be this difficult
 - 人を扱うのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to handle people