Word Meaning 時艱

じかん jikan

時艱 is read as じかん (jikan) and means problems that affect a period of time.

Meaning

English

problems that affect a period of time
hardships peculiar to an age
hard problems of the times

Reading

Kana

じかん

Romaji

jikan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 142409 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時折

ときおり

sometimes

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間割

じかんわり

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

時期

じき

time

時代

じだい

antique

時効

じこう

becoming invalid or void after a set time

時間

じかん

hour

時速

じそく

speed (per hour)

時計

とけい

clock

時

とき

tense

時限

じげん

(school) period

時々

ときどき

seasonal