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    3. 艱難

    艱難

    艱かん難なん

    hardships

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    かんなん

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    hardships, privations, difficulties

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    艱
    なや.む・かた.い・なや.み…(2)
    difficult・trying・be distressed・parent's funeral ceremony・mourning…(1)
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
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