How to Say “It’s difficult.” in Japanese

How do you say “It’s difficult.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

It’s difficult.

難しい。

 muzukashii*

*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels at the end of a word. We pronounce “muzukashii” like “muzukashī”.

“難しい (muzukashii)” means “difficult”.

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

難しいです。

 muzukashii desu

So how do you say “It’s not easy.”?

You can say like this :

簡単じゃないね。

 kantanjanai ne

We say “簡単 (kantan)” for “easy”.

“簡単じゃない** (kantanjanai)” is the negative form of “簡単”.

**”じゃない (janai)” is more of a spoken language. We use “ではない (dewanai)” instead of “じゃない” in writing.


簡単
easy

簡単じゃない
not easy


If you want to speak politely, you can say :

簡単じゃないです。

 kantanjanai desu

How to Say “It’s easy.” in Japanese
https://jpwords.jp/it-s-easy/