See also: 大變 and 大变

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大變 (kyūjitai)

Adjective edit

(たい)(へん) (taihen-na (adnominal (たい)(へん) (taihen na), adverbial (たい)(へん) (taihen ni))

  1. difficult, hard
    それは(たい)(へん)ですね。
    Sore wa taihen desu ne.
    That's tough.
  2. terrible
    (たい)(へん)だ!
    Taihen da!
    Oh no! / It's an emergency!
  3. serious, grave

Usage notes edit

The sense of "difficult" is commonly used in conversation to empathize with someone else's troubles.

Inflection edit

See also edit

Adverb edit

(たい)(へん) (taihen

  1. very, greatly
    • (なん)だか(たい)(へん)(ちい)さく()えた。
      Nandaka taihen chīsaku mieta.
      She looked very small.

Noun edit

(たい)(へん) (taihen

  1. disaster
  2. difficulty
  3. dreadfulness