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    3. 時艱

    時艱

    時じ艱かん

    problems that affect a period of time

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab27 strokes

    じかん

    Noun

    1.
    problems that affect a period of time, hardships peculiar to an age, hard problems of the times

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    Kanji that make up this word

    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    艱
    なや.む・かた.い・なや.み…(2)
    difficult・trying・be distressed・parent's funeral ceremony・mourning…(1)
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