艱

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

difficult, trying, be distressed, parent's funeral ceremony, mourning, perilous

Kun'yomi
  • なやむ
  • なやみ
  • かたい
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ケン

Main Radical

艮(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

difficult, trying, be distressed
カン　ケン　なや.む (Kentei 1)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

かん
艱
なん
難
しん
辛
く
苦
trial and tribulation
かん
艱
なん
難
hardships
かん
艱
く
苦
privation suffering
かん
艱
なん
難
く
苦
ろう
労
trials and tribulations
しん
辛
く
苦
かん
艱
なん
難
trials and tribulations
かん
艱
なん
難
なんじ
汝
　
を
たま
玉
　
に
　
す
hardship makes the man
じ
時
かん
艱
problems that affect a period of time
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References

Unicode hex code 8271
JIS X 0208 1-71-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3888
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4955
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30600
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k14.7
Four corner code 4753.2