難 — difficult, impossible, trouble

なん難 difficult

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 18 strokes

U+96E3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #330 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1703 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect

word

なん nan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

難(なん) nan difficulty 困(こん) 難(なん) konnan difficulty 非(ひ) 難(なん) hinan criticism 難(なん) 民(みん) nanmin refugee 無(ぶ) 難(なん) bunan safe 難(なん) 易(い) nani difficulty 難(なん) 解(かい) nankai difficult to understand 難(なん) 点(てん) nanten difficulty

かた・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

難(がた) い gatai difficult to 有(あ) り難(がた) い arigatai grateful 有(あり) 難(がた) い arigatai grateful

むずか muzuka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

難(むずか) しい muzukashii difficult

かと・がと kato Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

有(あり) 難(がと) う arigatou thank you

Appears in idioms

多事多難四字熟語

many, thing, many, difficult

前途多難四字熟語

before, route, many, difficult

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

廿 twenty

くち口 mouth #30

おっと夫 husband

隹 short-tailed bird

艹 grass

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#172 隹 short-tailed bird

難 — difficult, impossible, trouble

Meanings

word

なん nan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かた・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

むずか muzuka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かと・がと kato Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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難 — difficult, impossible, trouble

Meanings

word

なん nan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かた ・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

むずか muzuka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かと ・がと kato Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

かた・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かと・がと kato Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).