漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 618 strokesRadical
On
ナン
Kun
むずか(しい)・かた(い)
Meaning
difficult; hardship

Origin

ORIGIN

隹 "bird" plus 𦰩; a bird hard to catch — hence "difficult, hardship."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ナン難易・困難・非難
かたい許し難い・有り難い
むずかしい難しい・難しさ

「むつかしい」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 難問なんもん

    difficult problem

  • 災難さいなん

    calamity; misfortune

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

最後の問題は難しかった。

The last question was difficult.

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