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Illustration of 難

難なん

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Meanings and examples

困難や苦労、欠点を表す語。また、「難なく」の形で、困難なく物事を行うことを表す。 difficulty; hardships; defect

Example 1

彼かれはそのなぞなぞを難なんなく解といた。

He had no difficulty explaining the mystery.

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Example 2

彼かれは難なんなくその場所ばしょを見みつけた。

He had no difficulty in finding the place.

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Kanji breakdown

難

N3

difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

On reading
ナン
Kun reading
かた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い
Radical
隹
Illustration of 無難

無難

N1

ぶなん

safety; security

Illustration of 遭難

遭難

N1

そうなん

disaster; shipwreck; accident

Illustration of 避難

避難

N1

ひなん

taking refuge; finding shelter

Illustration of 難い

難い

N1

かたい

difficult; hard

Illustration of 非難

非難

N1

ひなん

blame; attack; criticism