How to say 'Difficulty' in Japanese | 困難

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The Japanese word for Difficulty is 'Konnan', written as 困難 in Japanese.'Difficulty' in hiragana is こんなん.

word

困難

Meaning

Difficulty

Reading

こんなん

konnan

Kanji

困Trouble, Distress 難Difficult

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '困難 (こんなん)' means 'difficulty'. It refers to a state of being hard to accomplish, deal with, or overcome. This word is often used to describe challenging situations, problems, or obstacles. For example: overcoming difficulties「困難を乗り越える」(こんなんをのりこえる). The difficulty of the task「その課題の困難」(そのかだいのこんなん). It can also be used in phrases like 'financial difficulties'「財政困難」(ざいせいこんなん). Note that '困難' is a noun and is often used in formal or serious contexts.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4123

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 困難

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

困

Meaning

Trouble, Distress

kanji

難

Meaning

Difficult

Words Related to 困難 Through the Kanji 困

This Word contains the Kanji 困 as well.

word

困る

Meaning

Trouble

Words Related to 困難 Through the Kanji 難

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 難 as well.

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難い

Meaning

Difficult

word

難しい

Meaning

Difficult

word

有り難う

Meaning

Thanks

word

有り難い

Meaning

Rare, Grateful

word

災難

Meaning

Disaster

word

非難

Meaning

Blame, Criticism

word

難

Meaning

Difficulty

word

避難

Meaning

Evacuation

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