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    3. 難関

    難関

    難なん関かん

    barrier

    KMT7News #14+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    なんかん

    Noun

    1.
    barrier, obstacle, difficulty, hurdle, deadlock

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはその難なん関かんを乗のり越こえた。

    He overcame that difficulty.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    難なん関かん大だい学がくへの合ごう格かくを目め指ざしている。

    I am aiming to pass the entrance exam for a difficult university.

    KMT7EducationEmotions & Psychology
    どんな難なん関かんでも、諦あきらめずに挑ちょう戦せんし続つづけることが大たい切せつだ。

    No matter how difficult the hurdle, it's important to keep challenging without giving up.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    彼かの女じょは人じん生せいの難なん関かんを乗のり越こえ、より強つよく成せい長ちょうした。

    She overcame life's difficulties and grew stronger.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    新しん製せい品ひんの開かい発はつには、技ぎ術じゅつ的てきな難なん関かんがいくつも立たちはだかった。

    Several technical hurdles stood in the way of developing the new product.

    KMT8TechnologyBusiness & Finance

    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
    関
    せき・-ぜき・かか.わる・からくり・かんぬき…(1)
    connection・barrier・gateway・involve・concerning
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