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一難

Reading

Kana: いちなん
Romaji: ichinan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

one difficulty; one danger

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Example Sentences

一難(いちなん)()って(また)一難(いちなん)
➥Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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一難(いちなん)()ってまた一難(いちなん)、またまた難題(なんだい)社長(しゃちょう)からトップダウンで()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.
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