指先が冷えて、キーボードが打ちにくい。
My fingertips are cold, making it hard to type on the keyboard.
Japanese
にくい
にくい
Meaning: hard to; difficult to
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Handwriting
Example sentences
This pen is hard to write with.
電話に雑音が入って、聞き取りにくい。
There's noise on the phone, making it hard to hear.
パスワードには推測されにくいワードを選ぶべきだ。
You should choose a word that is hard to guess for your password.
彼の初期の作品は、アイデアは良いが、文章が稚拙で読みにくかった
His early work had good ideas, but the writing was unskillful and hard to read.
ポリエステルはしわになりにくいので、旅行に持っていく服に最適です。
Polyester doesn't wrinkle easily, so it's perfect for clothes to take on a trip.
最近、疲れが取れにくくなって、寄る年波には勝てないと実感している。
Lately, it is taking me longer to recover from fatigue, and I feel like I cannot win against the approaching waves of years.
古い文書は蠅頭細書で書かれていて読みにくい
The old document is written in extremely small characters and difficult to read.
雨の後は道がぬかるんで歩きにくい。
After the rain, the road is muddy and hard to walk on.
Usage Notes
Suffix attached to the stem of a verb to indicate difficulty in performing the action.
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