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小難

Reading

Kana: しょうなん
Romaji: shōnan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

small misfortune

See also: 大難

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Example Sentence

小難(しょうなん)をのがれて大難(だいなん)(おちい)る。
➥Jump out of the frying pan into the fire.
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