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Zach

禁煙は難しい。

Sentence Analyzer

禁煙 は 難しい 。

English Translation

It is difficult to give up smoking.

Furigana

禁煙(きんえん)は難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Kin'en wa muzukashii.

Words

禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

禁
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
煙
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
難
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