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艱 Kanji meaning "difficult, trying, be distressed"

Jiten frequency #3226Kanken Level 1TMW Eternal Idol17 strokes

Meanings

difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous

On'yomi

カンケン

Kun'yomi

なや.むかた.いなや.み

Composed of

廿twenty
口mouth
夫husband
艮northeast (Oriental zodiac)radical

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

艱(かん)難(なん)辛(しん)苦(く)trial and tribulation#51690艱(かん)難(なん)hardships#93987艱(かん)苦(く)hardship#152221艱(かん)難(なん)汝(なんじ)を玉(たま)にすhardship makes the man#227847辛(しん)苦(く)艱(かん)難(なん)trials and tribulations#276274艱(かん)難(なん)苦(く)労(ろう)trials and tribulations#357149時(じ)艱(かん)problems that affect a period of time#388562

Most common words using this kanji

艱(かん)難(なん)辛(しん)苦(く)trial and tribulation#51690艱(かん)難(なん)hardships#93987艱(かん)苦(く)hardship#152221艱(かん)難(なん)汝(なんじ)を玉(たま)にすhardship makes the man#227847辛(しん)苦(く)艱(かん)難(なん)trials and tribulations#276274艱(かん)難(なん)苦(く)労(ろう)trials and tribulations#357149時(じ)艱(かん)problems that affect a period of time#388562
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