A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 18 strokes

Difficult ; Impossible ; Trouble ; Accident ; Defect

Readings on: ナン
Kun readings: かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い

難しいむずかしい — difficult

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 困難こんなん — difficulty; obstacle Word card → Source
• 殉難じゅんなん — martyrdom Source
• 難民なんみん — refugee Source
• 難易なんい — difficulty Source
• 難題なんだい — difficult subject Source
• 盗難とうなん — burglary; theft Source