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艱難辛苦 (かんなんしんく) — trial and tribulation | Kumi Dictionary

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艱難辛苦

艱難辛苦

艱かん難なん辛しん苦く

trial and tribulation

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かんなんしんく

Noun

1.

trial and tribulation, hardships, privations, difficulties

yojijukugo

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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

から.い・つら.い・-づら.い・かのと…(1)

spicy・bitter・hot・acrid

くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)

suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)

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