Kanji

What does the kanji 難 mean?

難 means difficult, hard; disaster. On'yomi ナン. Kun'yomi かた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiナン
Kun'yomiかた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い
Strokes18
Main radical隹
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ナンKun'yomi かた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework18 strokes

difficult, hard; disaster

Memory hook

The bird (隹) caught in a tangle and finding it very hard to get out — DIFFICULT, DISASTER.

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Common words

  • 難なんdifficulty; flaw
  • 困難こんなんdifficulty, hardship
  • 難しいむずかしいdifficult

More words with this kanji

  • 災難さいなんdisaster, misfortune
  • 盗難とうなんtheft, burglary
  • ~難い~がたいhard to do, difficult to (suffix)
  • 無難ぶなんsafe, unobjectionable, acceptable
  • 遭難そうなんdisaster, accident (shipwreck, being stranded)
  • 避難ひなんevacuation, taking refuge
  • 非難ひなんcriticism, condemnation

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.