Word details

一難去ってまた一難

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一難去ってまた一難.

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Entry

一難去ってまた一難いちなんさってまたいちなんExpressionFreq #64455
1

Idiomatic expression

one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire

Examples
一難去ってまた一難、またまた難題が社長からトップダウンで降りてきたよ。
No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ナン

Kun

かた.い-がた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しい-にく.い

Nanori

なに

gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

5 strokesFrequency 440JLPT N3Grade 3

On

キョ

Kun

さ.る-さ.る

Nanori

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