難

• 読み: なん
• ローマ字: nan
• 漢字の分解: 難 (nan/muzuka/kata) — difficult, hardship, flaw
• 発音: /naɴ/

意味

Difficulty; hardship; defect; flaw.

A noun and suffix indicating difficulty, trouble, or a flaw. As a standalone noun: 難がある (nan ga aru, to have a flaw/drawback). As a suffix: 避難 (hinan, evacuation), 困難 (konnan, hardship), 難民 (nanmin, refugee), 非難 (hinan, criticism). The on'yomi なん is used in most compounds, while the kun'yomi かたい/むずかしい appears in adjective forms.

例文

1. この計画には一つだけ難がある。
2. 難を逃れて無事に帰ってきた。
3. 性格はいいが少し難のある人だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: evaluation, problems, formal discussion

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 難 combines 隹 (bird) and a phonetic component, originally depicting a bird that is difficult to catch. This extended to the general concept of difficulty and hardship.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal