Vocabulary

What does 困難 (こんなん, konnan) mean?

困難 (こんなん, konnan) means difficulty, hardship.

Quick facts
Readingこんなん
Romajikonnan
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
こんなん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkonnan

difficulty, hardship

  1. 1noun · na-adjective difficulty; hardship; trouble
  2. 2noun · na-adjective infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

Example sentences

  • This job is very difficult.

  • I overcame many difficulties.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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