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難

Kanji 難: meaning "difficult", readings, stroke order

The kanji 難 means "difficult". On'yomi: ナン; kun'yomi: かたい、むずかしい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
difficult
On'yomi
ナン
Kun'yomi
かたいむずかしい
Strokes
18
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
難 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 難

  • 難しい むずかしい — Difficult
  • 困難 こんなん — difficulty, distress
  • 難 なん — difficulty, hardships, defect
  • ～難い ～がたい — hard (difficult) to do ~
  • 有難い ありがたい — grateful, thankful, appreciated
  • 災難 さいなん — calamity, misfortune
  • 盗難 とうなん — theft, robbery
  • 遭難 そうなん — disaster, shipwreck, accident
  • 無難 ぶなん — safety, security
  • 非難 ひなん — blame, attack, criticism
  • 避難 ひなん — taking refuge, finding shelter

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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