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艱難辛苦

Reading

Kana: かんなんしんく
Romaji: kannanshinku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 なや.む、 かた.い、 なや.み
Meanings: difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
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
Readings: シン、 から.い、 つら.い、 -づら.い、 かのと
Meanings: spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Example Sentence

さまざまな艱難辛苦(かんなんしんく)()()え、(かれ)南極大陸(なんきょくたいりく)単独(たんどく)横断(おうだん)()()げた。
➥He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
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