難(むずか)しい, むずかしい, むつかしい

muzukashii, mutsukashii

JLPT 5

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
  • fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
  • gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
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有難(ありがと)う, 有(あ)り難(がた)う, 有(あ)り難(がた)う, ありがとうございます

arigatōgozaimasu

JLPT 5

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • thank you

どうも, どうもありがとうございます

dōmoarigatōgozaimasu

JLPT 5

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • thank you very much

難(かた)い, 悪(わる)い, かたい, にくい, がたい

katai, nikui, gatai

JLPT 4

auxiliary adjective
  • difficult; hard

困難(こんなん), こんなん

konnan

JLPT 3

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • difficulty; distress

有(あ)り難(がた)う, 有難(ありがと)う, ありがとう

arigatō

JLPT 3

conjunction Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • Thank you

有難(ありがた)い, 有(あ)り難(がた)い, ありがたい

arigatai

JLPT 2

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

盗難(とうなん), とうなん

tōnan

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • theft; robbery

災難(さいなん), さいなん

sainan

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • calamity; misfortune; disaster

非難(ひなん), 批難(ひなん), ひなん

hinan

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  • criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

避難(ひなん), ひなん

hinan

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape

難(なん), なん

nan

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun, used as a suffix
  • difficulty; hardships; defect

遭難(そうなん), そうなん

sōnan

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded

無難(ぶなん), ぶなん

bunan

JLPT 1

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • safety; security

難民(なんみん), なんみん

nanmin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • refugees

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