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無難

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 無難

なん
~な Adj.
Noun
Freq #6950
1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive

Examples
男性の一部と女性の一部が計算は速いと言うほうが無難だ。
It is safer to say that some men and some women are good at figures.
2

acceptable; passable; satisfactory; adequate; faultless; without flaw

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 274
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

nothingness
none
ain't
nothing
nil
not

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.い
18 strokes
Frequency: 330
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ナン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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 — Specialized readings used in names
なに
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