Word details

艱難苦労

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 艱難苦労.

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Entry

艱難苦労かんなんくろうNounFreq #256079
1

trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles

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
苦

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ク

Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
労

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

7 strokesFrequency 398JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

ろう.するいたわ.るいた.ずきねぎらつか.れるねぎら.う

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