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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

難なん局きょく

nankyoku

difficult situation

Example sentences

  1. 我々われわれは難局なんきょくに直面ちょくめんしている。

    We are confronted with a difficult situation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 難局なんきょくを無事ぶじに乗のり切きる

    to get through a difficult situation safely

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. あなたの忠告ちゅうこくのおかげで、私わたしは難局なんきょくを乗のり越こえることが出来できた。

    Thanks to your advice, I got over the hardship.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 難局

  • 難difficult; impossibleOnナンKunかたい・むずかしい・むづかしい
  • 局bureau; boardOnキョクKunつぼね

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