艱 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「艮」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「艮」
- On
- カン・ケン
- Kun
- なや.む・かた.い・なや.み
- Meaning
- hardship
Origin
Stopping 艮 with 堇 as phonetic: to be brought to a hard pass.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 艱難かんなん
hardship
- 艱苦かんく
hardship and suffering
Example
艱難汝を玉にす。
Hardship is what makes a jewel of you.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)