What does kanji 難 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 難 is difficult.

How is kanji 難 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 難 are かた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, -にく.い; the onyomi readings are ナン.

Kanji 難 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

The main radical for kanji 難 is 隹.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1

難

Meaning

difficult

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Stroke Order

Variant: 難 (Kyūjitai) , 难 (Itaiji) • Old form: 難[4] • Added to Jōyō: 1946

5 reference sentences

この問題は私には難しすぎる。

This problem is too difficult for me.

一日で終えるのは難しい。

It is impossible to finish it in one day.

そんな難しい話はあとで聞くよ。

I'll listen to that complicated matter later.

旅の途中で思わぬ災難にあった。

We ran into an unexpected disaster during the trip.

山で遭難した人が救助された。

The person who had an accident in the mountains was rescued.

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