Moji Ninja

難 — difficult; disaster

難 means “difficult; disaster”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ナン (nan). Kun'yomi: かた(い) (katai), むずか(しい) (muzukashii), むづか(しい) (muzukashii), むつか(しい) (mutsukashii). You'll see it in words such as 難しい (muzukashii, “difficult; hard”).

難
Stroke order of 難
Meaning
difficult; disaster
On'yomi
ナン (nan)
Kun'yomi
かた(い) (katai), むずか(しい) (muzukashii), むづか(しい) (muzukashii), むつか(しい) (mutsukashii)
Strokes
18
Level
JLPT N3 · set Qualities 2

How to remember 難

Grass (艹), a mouth (口), a husband (夫) and a bird (隹), all at once: difficult.

Parts: 艹 grass · 口 mouth; box · 夫 husband · 隹 bird

Words with 難

WordReadingMeaning
難しいむずかしい muzukashii kundifficult; hard
難なん nan ondifficulty; trouble
難なくなんなく nannaku onwithout trouble; easily

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