艱難

かんなん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb hardships; privations; difficulties

Kanji

• 艱 difficult; trying; be distressed. Read as カン.
• 難 difficult. Read as ナン.

Example sentences

• 艱難汝を玉にす。
  Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

Words containing 艱難

• 艱難辛苦 (かんなんしんく) trial and tribulation
• 艱難苦労 (かんなんくろう) trials and tribulations
• 辛苦艱難 (しんくかんなん) trials and tribulations

And 1 more.

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