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

Word

難関大学

なんかんだいがく
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
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難関突破

なんかんとっぱ
overcoming a difficulty; breaking through a barrier; clearing a hurdle
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難義

なんぎ
abstruseness; abstruse word
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難語集

なんごしゅう
glossary
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難し

かたし
difficult; hard
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少年老い易く学成り難し

少年老いやすく学成りがたし
exp
しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし
Youthful years pass quickly before one accomplishes much learning
Kanji

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
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Sentence

難しすぎる。

(むずか)しすぎる。
It's too difficult.
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彼は救い難い。

(かれ)(すく)(がた)い。
He's beyond help.
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彼は気難しい。

(かれ)気難(きむずか)しい。
He is hard to please.