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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

難なん

nan

difficulty, hardship, shortage

Often follows a noun, as in 就職難. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

近頃ちかごろは就職しゅうしょく難なんだ。
Nowadays jobs are hard to come by.
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会社かいしゃは経営けいえい難なんに陥おちいっている。
The company is in financial difficulties.
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外国人労働者がいこくじんろうどうしゃの流入りゅうにゅうが、この地域ちいきで深刻しんこくな住宅じゅうたく難なんを引ひき起おこした。
The influx of foreign workers has caused a serious housing problem in this area.
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Kanji in 難

難difficult; impossibleOnナンKunかたい・むずかしい・むづかしい

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