Word details
艱難汝を玉にす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 艱難汝を玉にす.
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Entry
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Proverb; Su verb - precursor to the modern suru
hardship makes the man
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
艱
difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
17 strokes
On
カンケン
Kun
なや.むかた.いなや.み
難
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
ななに
汝
you, thou
6 strokesGrade 9
On
ジョ
Kun
なんじなれいうぬいましししゃななむちましみまし
玉
jewel, ball
5 strokesFrequency 737JLPT N2Grade 1
On
ギョク
Kun
たまたま--だま
Nanori
おうだん
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