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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小618 strokesRadical 隹#330 in newspapers

難 · difficult, impossible

難 is a kanji meaning difficult, impossible, trouble, accident. It has 18 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ナンnan

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かたいkatai
  • -がたい-gatai
  • むずかしいmuzukashii
  • むづかしいmuzukashii
  • むつかしいmutsukashii
  • -にくい-nikui

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 難 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 難
WordReadingMeaningLevel
難しいむずかしいdifficultN5
困難こんなんdifficulty, distressN3
難なんdifficulty, hardships, defectN3
有難いありがたいgrateful, thankful, appreciatedN2
災難さいなんcalamity, misfortuneN2
盗難とうなんtheft, robberyN2
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More words that use 難
WordReadingMeaningLevel
遭難そうなんdisaster, shipwreck, accidentN1
無難ぶなんsafety, securityN1
非難ひなんblame, attack, criticismN1
避難ひなんtaking refuge, finding shelterN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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