This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

艱難汝を玉にす

Reading

Kana: かんなんなんじをたまにす
Romaji: kannannanjiwotamanisu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Hardship makes the man

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 なや.む、 かた.い、 なや.み
Meanings: difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous
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
Readings: ジョ、 なんじ、 なれ、 い、 うぬ、 いまし、 し、 しゃ、 な、 なむち、 まし、 みまし
Meanings: you, thou
Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball