至難

• 読み: しなん
• ローマ字: shinan
• 漢字の分解: 至 (shi) — utmost, extreme; 難 (nan) — difficult, hardship
• 発音: /ɕi.na.ɴ/

意味

Extremely difficult; formidable. Describes a task or challenge that is nearly impossible to accomplish.

A na-adjective used to emphasise that something is at the highest level of difficulty. Often appears in formal or written contexts as 至難の業 (shanan no waza), meaning 'a feat of the utmost difficulty.' It carries a tone of reverence or gravity.

例文

1. すべての人を納得させるのは至難の業だ。
2. この交渉を成功させることは至難の業と言わざるを得ない。
3. 完璧な翻訳を作ることは至難であり、常に妥協が伴う。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic writing, formal speech, criticism

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Composed of 至 (shi) meaning 'utmost' or 'to the extreme' and 難 (nan) meaning 'difficult.' Together they form a compound expressing the highest degree of difficulty.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated