adjective

  1. hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious.
  2. bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
気難しい きむずかしい
 
 
 
 
 
気むずかしい きむずかしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spirit, mind, air
キ き ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ ケ いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン むずか.しい かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)