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    3. 救難

    救難

    救きゅう難なん

    rescue

    KMT9News #26+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab29 strokes

    きゅうなん

    Noun

    1.
    rescue, salvage

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    遭そう難なん者しゃは救きゅう難なん信しん号ごうを送おくった。

    The distressed person sent a distress signal.

    KMT7Travel & Transportation
    山さん岳がく救きゅう難なん隊たいが遭そう難なん者しゃの捜そう索さく活かつ動どうを開かい始しした。

    The mountain rescue team began search operations for the distressed person.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    国こく際さい的てきな救きゅう難なん活かつ動どうには、多おおくの国くにの協きょう力りょくが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    International rescue efforts require the cooperation of many countries.

    KMT9Politics & LawDaily Life
    緊きん急きゅう救きゅう難なん医い療りょうチームが被ひ災さい地ちに派 遣 された。

    An emergency medical rescue team was dispatched to the disaster area.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    海かい難なん事じ故この際さい、救きゅう難なん艇ていが迅じん速そくに出しゅつ動どうした。

    In the event of a maritime accident, a rescue boat was promptly dispatched.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    救
    すく.う…(1)
    salvation・save・help・rescue・reclaim
    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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