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    3. 難航

    難航

    難なん航こう

    difficult voyage

    KMT6News #10+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab28 strokes

    なんこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    difficult voyage, stormy passage, hard flight
    2.
    rough going, running into trouble, proceeding with difficulty, rough passage

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    船ふねは嵐あらしで難なん航こうした。

    The ship had a difficult voyage due to the storm.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    交こう渉しょうは難なん航こうしたが、最さい終しゅう的てきには合ごう意いに達たっした。

    The negotiations ran into trouble, but eventually, an agreement was reached.

    KMT6Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    悪あく天てん候こうのため、飛ひ行こう機きの出しゅっ発ぱつが難なん航こうしている。

    Due to bad weather, the airplane's departure is experiencing difficulties.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    プロジェクトは予よ算さんと人じん員いん不ぶ足そくのため、計けい画かく段だん階かいから難なん航こうが予よ想そうされた。

    Due to budget and personnel shortages, the project was expected to face difficulties from the planning stage.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    遭そう難なんした登と山ざん隊たいの救きゅう助じょ活かつ動どうは、厳きびしい気き象しょう条じょう件けんで難なん航こうを極きわめた。

    The rescue operation for the stranded climbing team faced extreme difficulties due to severe weather conditions.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    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
    航
    navigate・sail・cruise・fly
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