How to say 'Difficulty' in Japanese | 難

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The Japanese word for Difficulty is 'Nan', written as 難 in Japanese.'Difficulty' in hiragana is なん.

word

難

Meaning

Difficulty

Reading

なん

nan

Kanji

難Difficult

Explanation

The Japanese noun '難 (なん)' means 'difficulty' or 'hardship'. It is often used to describe challenging situations, problems, or obstacles. This word is commonly found in compound words or phrases, such as '困難 (こんなん)' (difficulty) or '災難 (さいなん)' (disaster). For example: This problem is full of difficulties「この問題は難だらけだ」(このもんだいはなんだらけだ). Overcoming difficulties is important「難を乗り越えることが大切だ」(なんをのりこえることがたいせつだ). Note that '難' can also appear in idiomatic expressions or proverbs, emphasizing the concept of struggle or adversity.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6850

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 難

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

難

Meaning

Difficult

Words Related to 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

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有り難い

Meaning

Rare, Grateful

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災難

Meaning

Disaster

word

困難

Meaning

Difficulty

word

非難

Meaning

Blame, Criticism

word

避難

Meaning

Evacuation

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'Nan' means 'Difficulty' .

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