盤根錯節 ばんこんさくせつ Meanings Noun hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation Kanji 盤 game board. Read as バン. 根 root. Read as コン. 錯 jumble. Read as サク. 節 section. Read as セツ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists