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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

難なん問もん

nanmon

difficult problem, hard question

Example sentences

  1. それは難問なんもんなんかじゃないよ。

    It’s not a difficult problem.

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  2. 彼かれは難問なんもんに直面ちょくめんしている。

    He is faced with a difficult problem.

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  3. このようにして彼かれはその難問なんもんを解といた。

    This is how he solved the difficult problem.

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Kanji in 難問

  • 難difficult; impossibleOnナンKunかたい・むずかしい・むづかしい
  • 問question; askOnモンKunとう・とい・とん

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