難 — difficult/hardship

Grade 6 kanji · 18 strokes · on'yomi nan · kun'yomi muzuka·shii.

A bird (隹) caught in clay (堇) — a hard, trying situation.

Example words

• 難しい — muzukashii — difficult
• 困難 — konnan — difficulty

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