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艱難 (かんなん) — hardships | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
艱難

艱難

艱かん難なん

hardships

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology35 strokes

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かんなん

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

hardships, privations, difficulties

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Kanji that make up this word

なや.む・かた.い・なや.み…(2)

difficult・trying・be distressed・parent's funeral ceremony・mourning…(1)

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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