Meaning of 難(なん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 難 JLPT 1

Kana Reading なん

Romaji nan

Examples of 難, なん in a sentence

死んだフリして難をのがれたそうです。

He says he avoided the danger by playing dead.
少年老い易く学成り難し。

Art is long, time is fleeting.
資金難で我々は前途多難だ。

Our future will be full of difficulties because of lack of funds.
その問題は難なく克服できる。

We can get over the problem without difficulty.

難 JLPT 3

18 strokes

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

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

難

19 strokes

On'Yomi: ナン

Kun'Yomi: かたい, むずかしい

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