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    3. 殉難

    殉難

    殉じゅん難なん

    martyrdom

    KMT10News #45+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryKanji Vocab28 strokes

    じゅんなん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    martyrdom

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    彼かれは信しん仰こうのために殉じゅん難なんしました。

    He suffered martyrdom for his faith.

    KMT7HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    キリスト教きょうの歴れき史しには、数かず多おおくの殉じゅん難なんの記き録ろくが残のこされています。

    In the history of Christianity, numerous records of martyrdom remain.

    KMT9HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    多おおくの人ひと々びとがその理り想そうのために殉じゅん難なんした。

    Many people suffered martyrdom for that ideal.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    殉じゅん難なん者しゃの精せい神しんは、後こう世せいの人ひと々びとに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえ続つづけている。

    The spirit of the martyrs continues to greatly influence future generations.

    KMT10HistoryReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology
    自じ由ゆうと民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎのために殉じゅん難なんした英えい雄ゆうたちを忘わすれてはならない。

    We must not forget the heroes who suffered martyrdom for freedom and democracy.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & LawCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    殉
    martyrdom・follow by resigning
    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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