Japanese word

難易

Pronunciation

Romajinan'i

Meaning

  • noundifficulty

Example

この二つの問題の難易を比べます。ko no futa tsu no mon dai no nan i o kura be ma su

I compare the difficulty of these two problems.

Illustration for 難易 (difficulty)

More examples

問題の難易を見極めて、学習計画を立てます。mon dai no nan i o mi kiwa me te gaku shū kei kaku o ta te ma su

I assess the difficulty of the questions and make a study plan.

Core concept

Describes where something falls between being hard and being easy, especially when its level is compared with another thing.

Common phrases

  • 難易を比較するnan i o hi kaku su ru

    compare difficulty

  • 難易を考慮するnan i o kō ryo su ru

    take difficulty into account

  • 難易を見極めるnan i o mi kiwa me ru

    assess difficulty

Similar words

難易度nanido: The level of difficulty that a task, problem, or activity has.
難度nando: The degree of difficulty involved in completing a task or solving a problem.

Definition in Japanese

物事が難しいか易しいかの程度。mono goto ga muzuka shi i ka yasa shi i ka no tei do

Word origin

Combines 難 (nan, "difficulty") and 易 (i, "ease"), two Sino-Japanese readings that form a noun for the balance between difficulty and ease.

Usage tips

  • The noun 難易 (nan'i) appears in formal phrases such as 難易を問わず (nan'i o towazu), which means that the condition applies regardless of difficulty.

Opposites

Related words

  • 難易度nanidodifficulty levelnoun

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