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難関

Reading

Kana: なんかん
Romaji: nankan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

Example Sentences

(はじ)めの(いち)()唯一(ゆいいつ)難関(なんかん)
➥The first step is the hardest.
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(わたし)()(まえ)頑張(がんば)りの精神(せいしん)難関(なんかん)突破(とっぱ)した。
➥I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
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(だい)(いち)難関(なんかん)はどうにか突破(とっぱ)した。
➥We have managed to overcome the first obstacle.
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中学生(ちゅうがくせい)英語(えいご)(まな)(さい)(さい)難関(なんかん)(ひと)つが関係(かんけい)代名詞(だいめいし)です。
➥One of the greatest hurdles facing middle school students learning English is relative pronouns.
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