1.
hard to please, fussy, particular
Describes a person who is difficult to satisfy, often picky about details or easily displeased.
気難しい人だ。
He's a hard-to-please person.
あの先生は気難しい顔をしていた。
That teacher had a stern expression on his face.
祖父は気難しくて、家族もなかなか話しかけにくい。
My grandfather is so fussy that even the family finds it hard to approach him.
CONJUGATION:
- Negative: 気難しくない
- Past: 気難しかった
- Te-form: 気難しくて
- Adverbial: 気難しく
USAGE:
Used almost exclusively to describe people or their expressions/attitudes. 気難しい顔 (a stern/difficult expression) is a very common collocation.
SIMILAR WORDS:
難しい describes general difficulty, while 気難しい specifically describes a person's temperament. 偏屈 (eccentric, stubborn) is stronger and more negative.