にくい
Nikui
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 悪い
難い (Nikui) is a Japanese suffix meaning “difficult to ..., hard to ...”.
Meanings
- suffix, i-adjectivedifficult to ...; hard to ...after the -masu stem of a verb
Examples
彼は救い難い。
He's beyond help.
彼は付き合いにくい。
He is hard to deal with.
尿が出にくいのです。
I have difficulty urinating.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).