居(い)づらい

いづらい

i-adjective

hard to stay; uncomfortable to remain (somewhere)

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	居(い)づらい	居(い)づらくない
Past	居(い)づらかった	居(い)づらくなかった
て form	居(い)づらくて	居(い)づらくなくて
Adverbial	居(い)づらく	—
Conditional ば	居(い)づらければ	居(い)づらくなければ
Conditional たら	居(い)づらかったら	居(い)づらくなかったら

1. hard to stay; uncomfortable to remain in a place

Describes a place or situation one would rather leave — because of awkwardness, tension, or not belonging. From 居(い)る (to be somewhere) + 〜づらい (hard to do). The discomfort is social, not physical.

その場(ば)に居(い)づらくなった。

I started to feel out of place there.

知(し)らない人(ひと)ばかりで居(い)づらい会(かい)だった。

It was an awkward gathering, full of people I didn't know.

二人(ふたり)がけんかを始(はじ)めたので、居(い)づらくなって先(さき)に帰(かえ)った。

The two of them started arguing, so it got uncomfortable and I left early.

一度(いちど)大(おお)きな失敗(しっぱい)をしてから、職場(しょくば)が居(い)づらくてしかたがない。

Ever since I made one big mistake, the workplace has been unbearably uncomfortable.

Common patterns

居(い)づらくなる: to start feeling uncomfortable staying
居(い)づらい雰囲気(ふんいき): an atmosphere that makes one want to leave
家(いえ)に居(い)づらい: to feel unable to stay comfortably at home

Similar words

居心地(いごこち)が悪(わる)い: uncomfortable to be in — very close in meaning; describes the place's effect, while 居(い)づらい describes the speaker's difficulty staying
気(き)まずい: awkward — about the mood between people, and does not require a place

Usage

The 〜づらい suffix attaches to a verb stem to mean 'hard to do': 読(よ)みづらい (hard to read), 言(い)いづらい (hard to say). It marks psychological difficulty, whereas 〜にくい more often marks practical difficulty.

Related Words

Compare: 気(き)まずい (awkward)

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Added 2026.8.12 12:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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