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 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
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difficile à ..., dur à ... (suffixe)
- 有難いgrateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated
- 有難うございましたmerci beaucoup (pour ce qui vient d'être fait)
- 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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