難
かた.い
katai
JLPT N318 strokesKanjiLevel 34 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
難 is the kanji for "Defect". A common reading is かた.い (katai). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Defect
Also : Trouble · Accident · Difficult · Impossible
Readings
kunかた.い/ kataikunがた.い/ gataikunむずか.しい/ muzukashiikunむづか.しい/ muzukashiikunむつか.しい/ mutsukashiikunにく.い/ nikuionなん/ nan
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 難 represents 'DIFFICULT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of difficult.
Reading ·
On-reading: なん — remember this sound by associating it with difficult. Kun-reading: かた.い.
Example Sentences
難しい問題に挑戦しています。
むずかしいもんだいにちょうせんしています。
I'm challenging difficult problems.
困難を乗り越えることで成長します。
こんなんをのりこえることでせいちょうします。
We grow by overcoming difficulties.
Vocabulary using 難
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