No. 2,811 in Japanese
難い
"Difficult; hard to."
In a sentence
この問題は解決し難い。
This problem is difficult to solve.
In this sentence, '難い' is used as an adjective suffix to describe the difficulty of solving the problem.
彼の言葉は信じ難い。
His words are hard to believe.
Here, '難い' shows the adjective trait of challenging to accept the veracity of his words.
そんな申し出は断り難い。
Such an offer is hard to refuse.
In this example, '難い' conveys the notion of difficulty in rejecting the offer.
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