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

Reading

Kana: なん
Romaji: nan
Kana
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Definitions

1

difficulty; trouble; hardship

2

accident; disaster; danger

3

fault; defect

4

criticism

Kanji

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

(むずか)しすぎる。
➥It's too difficult.
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(かれ)気難(きむずか)しい。
➥He is hard to please.
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それは有難(ありがた)い。
➥That's very big of you.
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(かれ)(すく)(がた)い。
➥He's beyond help.
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禁煙(きんえん)(むずか)しい。
➥It is difficult to give up smoking.
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それは難題(なんだい)だ。
➥That's a tall order.
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