Kanken 1
艱
Meaning
Kanji 艱
be distressed
be distressed, difficult, mourning, parent's funeral ceremony, perilous, trying
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艱しい道を登るのは大変だ。
Climbing that steep and difficult road is very hard.
彼は長い艱みに耐えた。
He endured a long period of suffering.
艱しい状況でも希望を失わなかった。
Even in difficult circumstances, he did not lose hope.
旅の途中で艱しい嵐にあった。
On the journey, we ran into a perilous storm.
その知らせは彼女を深く艱しませた。
That news deeply distressed her.