Languages › Japanese Meaning of Muzukashii in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Difficult Assignment. PeopleImages.com / Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on April 18, 2018 Muzukashii is a Japanese word meaning hard or difficult. Learn more about its pronunciation and usage using the information below. Pronunciation Click here to listen to the audio file. Meaning hard; difficult; troublesome; serious Japanese Characters 難しい (むずかしい) Example & Translation Nihongo wa sonnani muzukashikunai.日本語はそんなに難しくない。 or in English: Japanese is not that difficult to learn. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Muzukashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/muzukashii-meaning-and-characters-2028503. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Meaning of Muzukashii in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/muzukashii-meaning-and-characters-2028503 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Muzukashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/muzukashii-meaning-and-characters-2028503 (accessed March 31, 2023). copy citation Featured Video