難 — difficult, disaster

Kanji

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Meaning

difficult, disaster

Onyomi

ナン

Kunyomi

かた、むずか

Radical

ふるとり
ふるとり
small bird
8

Strokes

18

Grade

6

Kodansha

1196

Classic Nelson

5038

Hint

Good vegetarian Image of kanji fragment (man's 夫 platters Image of kanji fragment full of vegetables Image of kanji fragment) finds it difficult to eat even a small bird 隹.
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Examples

難問（なんもん）
difficult question
難民（なんみん）
refugees
災難（さいなん）
misfortune
就職難（しゅうしょくなん）
bad job market
難解な（なんかいな）
difficult
困難な（こんなんな）
difficult
避難する（ひなんする）
take refuge
非難する（ひなんする）
blame
忘れ難い（わすれがたい）
difficult to forget
難しい（むずかしい）
difficult
*有り難う（ありがとう）
Thank you
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Quick Reference

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メーニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

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Toggle kanji animation/typeface Use the ↑ or ↓ keys or click on the large image of the kanji.
Next/Previous typeface Use the Shift + ← and Shift + → keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets next to the name of the typeface
Return to Search Click on the text of the current search term on the far left of the navigation bar

Note: The order in which kanji appear in the detail view when selecting the next or previous kanji is dependant on the sort mode previously chosen in the search view.

Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation Use the spacebar or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke Use the Shift + ← or Shift + → keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation Use the Shift + r keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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