Kanji
艱
kanji character
difficult
trying
be distressed
parent's funeral ceremony
mourning
perilous
艱 kanji-艱 difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
艱
Meaning
difficult trying be distressed
Readings
Kun'yomi
- なやむ
- かたい
- なやみ
On'yomi
- かん く privation suffering
- かん なん hardships
- じ かん problems that affect a period of time
- けん
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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艱 苦 privation suffering -
艱 難 hardships, privations, difficulties -
時 艱 problems that affect a period of time, hardships peculiar to an age, hard problems of the times -
艱 難 辛 苦 trial and tribulation, hardships, privations... -
艱 難 苦 労 trials and tribulations, adversities, suffering hardships and troubles -
辛 苦 艱 難 trials and tribulations, adversities, suffering hardships and troubles -
艱 難 汝 を玉 にすhardship makes the man