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言(い)·い·に·く·い

[い(言)·い·に·く·い]

i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

言(い)·い·が·た·い

[い(言)·い·が·た·い]

言(い)·い·難(がた)·い

[い(言)·い·がた(難)·い]

言(いい)·難(がた)·い

[いい(言)·がた(難)·い]

言(い)·い·難(にく)·い

[い(言)·い·にく(難)·い]

言(いい)·難(にく)·い

[いい(言)·にく(難)·い]

Root Words:

言(い)·い + にくい

[い(言)·い + にくい]

English Meaning(s) for 言いにくい

i adjective

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say
embarrassing; delicate (esp. 言いにくい)

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Definition and Synonyms for 言いにくい

1.	言い難い	正確にまたは容易に述べられることのできない
	Indefinable	not capable of being precisely or readily described
	Synonyms:	えもいわれぬ, 言いがたい
2.	言い難い	表現を無視するさま
	Unexpressible	defying expression
	Synonyms:	えもいわれぬ, 言いがたい, 言い知れぬ, 言葉に表せない
3.	言い難い	表現または記述を無視するさま
	Indefinable	defying expression or description
	Synonyms:	えもいわれぬ, 言いがたい, 言い知れぬ
4.	言い難い	簡単に言葉にならない
	Indefinable	not easily put into words
	Synonyms:	えもいわれぬ, 言いがたい

Meanings for each kanji in 言いにくい

言

say

Conjugations for 言いにくい

Adjective stem

言(い)·い·に·く

[い(言)·い·に·く]

te-form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·て

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·て]

Negative te-form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·く·て

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·く·て]

Adverbial Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く

[い(言)·い·に·く·く]

Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·い

[い(言)·い·に·く·い]

Present Indicative Negative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·い

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·か·っ·た

[い(言)·い·に·く·か·っ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·か·っ·た

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·か·っ·た]

Provisional Form

Present Indicative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·け·れ·ば

[い(言)·い·に·く·け·れ·ば]

Present Indicative Negative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·け·れ·ば

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·け·れ·ば]

Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·き·ゃ

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·き·ゃ]

Conditional Form

Present Indicative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·か·っ·た·ら

[い(言)·い·に·く·か·っ·た·ら]

Present Indicative Negative Form

言(い)·い·に·く·く·な·か·っ·た·ら

[い(言)·い·に·く·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]

Nominalized Form

Objective Form

言(い)·い·に·く·さ

[い(言)·い·に·く·さ]

Sample Sentences for 言いにくい

ちょっと言いにくい話なんだけど。

I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but ...

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ちょっと言いにくい話なんだけど。

This is a little difficult for me to say.

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ちょっと言いにくい話なんだけど。

I wish I didn't have to tell you this.

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実はさ…、言いにくいんだけどさ…、別れたい。

Actually…, it’s hard to say but… I want to break up with you.

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ちょっと言いにくい話なんだけど。

This is hard for me to say.

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