じん
人
せい
生
こう
行
ろ
路
かた
難
　
し

expression

Proverb.
  1. life is not easy, life is hard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じん
人
せい
生
こう
行
ろ
路
かた
難
　
し
 人生行路難し じんせいこうろかたし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
going, journey, carry out
い.く　コウ　おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク　たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
path, route, road
ロ　みち　-じ (3rd, N3)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン　むずか.しい　かた.い (6th, N3)
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)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)