難易度(なんいど)

なんいど
noun
difficulty level; difficulty rating
1. difficulty level; difficulty rating
The degree of difficulty of a task, test, game, or challenge — especially one that can be rated or compared on a scale.
今回(こんかい)の試験(しけん)は難易度(なんいど)が高(たか)い。
This exam has a high difficulty level.
このゲームは難易度(なんいど)を選(えら)べる。
In this game you can choose the difficulty level.
昨年(さくねん)に比(くら)べて問題(もんだい)の難易度(なんいど)が上(あ)がったと言(い)われている。
Compared to last year, the difficulty of the questions is said to have gone up.

Compound of 難(なん) (difficult) + 易(い) (easy) + 度(ど) (degree). Functions as a measurement noun — high values mean more difficult.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 難易度(なんいど)が高(たか)い / 低(ひく)い: high / low difficulty
  • 難易度(なんいど)設定(せってい): difficulty setting
  • 難易度(なんいど)が上(あ)がる / 下(さ)がる: difficulty rises / falls
  • 難易度(なんいど)別(べつ): by difficulty level

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 難(むずか)しさ: difficulty (general feeling) — 難易度(なんいど) is measured/rated; 難(むずか)しさ is more subjective
  • レベル: level — overlaps for games but lacks the difficult/easy axis built into 難易度(なんいど)
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