Antonym：かんたん (kantan) vs. むずかしい (muzukashii)

2022年5月15日

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Antonym：かんたん (kantan) vs. むずかしい (muzukashii)

What is the difference between “かんたん(kantan) and むずかしい(muzukashii)”? Which is used as the meaning of “easy”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

かんたん (kantan)

Easy / 简单 / 쉽다 / Dễ

“かんたん(kantan)” means “Easy” and which has been used as the meaning of “needing little effort”. The basic ways to use it are that “___はかんたんだ。(___ is easy.)”, etc. For instance, “この本ほんはかんたんだ。(This book is easy.)”, “この問題もんだいはかんたんだ。(This question is easy.)”, “このパソコンの使つかい方かたはかんたんだ。(The way to use this laptop is easy.)”, etc. Everyone could use “かんたん” as casual, polite and formal such as “この本ほんはかんたんだよ。(This book is easy.)” as casual and “この本ほんはかんたんです。(This book is easy.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “かんたん” is “簡単かんたん“.

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Sample

yuka

簡単かんたんだったよ。 (It was easy.) (这很容易。) (쉬웠어.) (Thật dễ dàng.)

tatsuya

ゴルフは簡単かんたんでした。 (Playing golf was easy.) (高尔夫很容易。) (골프는 쉬웠습니다.) (Đánh golf thật đơn giản.)

yuka

このレシピは簡単かんたんです。 (This recipe is easy.) (这道菜很好做。) (이 레시피는 간단합니다.) (Công thức này rất dễ dàng.)

tatsuya

思おもったより簡単かんたんだったよ。 (That was easier than I thought.) (这比我想象的容易。) (생각보다 쉬웠어.) (Nó dễ hơn tôi nghĩ.)

むずかしい (muzukashii)

Difficult / 困难 / 어렵다 / Khó

“むずかしい(muzukashii)” means “Difficult” and which has been used as the meaning of “needing skill or effort”. The basic ways to use it are that “___はむずかしい。(___ is difficult.)”, etc. For instance, “この本ほんはむずかしい。(This book is difficult.)”, “この問題もんだいはむずかしい。(This question is difficult.)”, “このパソコンの使つかい方かたはむずかしい。(The way to use this laptop is difficult.)”, etc. Everyone could use “むずかしい” as casual, polite and formal such as “この本ほんはむずかしいよ。(This book is difficult.)” as casual and “この本ほんはむずかしいです。(This book is difficult.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “むずかしい” is “難むずかしい”.