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    3. 苦難

    苦難

    苦く難なん

    suffering

    KMT7News #15+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    くなん

    Noun

    1.
    suffering, distress, hardship, trial

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    彼かれは多おおくの苦く難なんを乗のり越こえてきた。

    He has overcome many hardships.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    どんな苦く難なんがあっても、決けっして諦あきらめない。

    No matter what hardships arise, I will never give up.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    選せん手しゅたちは、厳きびしいトレーニングの苦く難なんを乗のり越こえ、勝しょう利りを目め指ざした。

    The athletes overcame the hardships of rigorous training and aimed for victory.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの人じん生せいは、数かず々かずの苦くなん難をそれとそれを乗のり越こえるための闘たたかいの連れん続ぞくだった。

    His life was a series of numerous hardships and struggles to overcome them.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyLiterature
    戦せん争そうの時じ代だいは、多おおくの人ひと々びとにとって筆ひつ舌ぜつに尽つくしがたい苦く難なんをもたらした。

    The era of war brought unspeakable hardships to many people.

    KMT8HistoryEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    苦
    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)
    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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