JLPT N3 · 18 strokes
Kanji 難: "difficult, impossible, trouble"
The kanji 難 means "difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ナン in on'yomi and かた.い, がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, にく.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ナン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かた.いがた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しいにく.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 330 of 2,501 |
Common words with 難
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 有難うthank you; thanks
- 難しいdifficult; hard; troublesome; complicated · impossible; unfeasible
- 有難うございますthank you
- 難いdifficult to ...; hard to ...
- 有難いgrateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated
- 有難うございましたthank you
- 困難difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress · infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
- 非難criticism; blame; censure; attack
- 避難taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape
- 無難safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive · acceptable; passable; satisfactory; adequate
- 災難calamity; misfortune; disaster
- 難易度degree of difficulty; difficulty level
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