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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
nàn
    nan4
nan
 nan
    なん
disaster; distress; to scold
(n,n-suf) (1) difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage; (2) accident; disaster; danger; (3) fault; defect; flaw; (4) criticism; charge; blame
Difficult, hard; distress, adversity; opposite of 易 easy; translit. nan, nam.

七難


七难

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qīn án
    qin1 an2
ch`in an
    chin an
 shichinan
    しちなん
(1) {Buddh} the Seven Misfortunes; (2) great number of faults or defects
The seven calamities in the仁王經, 受持品 during which that sūtra should be recited: sun and moon losing their order (eclipses), conste11ations, irregular, fire, flood, wind-storms, drought, brigands Another set is — pestilence, invasion, rebe11ion, unlucky stars, eclipses, too early monsoon, too late monsoon. Another is — fire, flood, rakṣas, misrule, evil spirits, cangue and prison, and robbers.

三難


三难

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sān nán
    san1 nan2
san nan
 sannan
The three hardships, or sufferings in the three lower paths of transmigration, v. 三惡道.

不難


不难

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bù nán
    bu4 nan2
pu nan
 funan
not difficult

世難


世难

see styles
shì nán
    shi4 nan2
shih nan
 se nan
difficulties of the world

九難


九难

see styles
jiun án
    jiun3 an2
jiun an
 kunan
v 九惱.

作難


作难

see styles
zuò nán
    zuo4 nan2
tso nan
 sanan
raise an objection

便難


便难

see styles
biàn nàn
    bian4 nan4
pien nan
retort with challenging questions; debate

克難


克难

see styles
kè nán
    ke4 nan2
k`o nan
    ko nan
to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful; (of circumstances) difficult; challenging; (of a budget) tight; (of a man-made thing) makeshift; rough and ready

兩難


两难

see styles
liǎng nán
    liang3 nan2
liang nan
dilemma; quandary; to face a difficult choice

八難


八难

see styles
bān án
    ban1 an2
pan an
 hachinan
The eight conditions in which it is difficult to see a Buddha or hear his dharma: in the hells: as hungry ghosts; as animals; in Uttarakuru (the northern continent where all is pleasant); in the long-life heavens (where life is long and easy); as deaf, blind, and dumb; as a worldly philosopher; in the intermediate period between a Buddha and his successor. Also 八無暇.

六難


六难

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liun án
    liun4 an2
liun an
 rokunan
The six difficult things— to be born in a Buddha-age, to hear the true Buddha-law, to beget a good heart, to be born in the central kingdom (India), to be born in human form, and to be perfect; see, Nirvana Sutra 23.

刁難


刁难

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diāo nàn
    diao1 nan4
tiao nan
to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]

劇難


剧难

see styles
jù nán
    ju4 nan2
chü nan
 gyaku nan
extreme pain

劫難


劫难

see styles
jié nàn
    jie2 nan4
chieh nan
calamity

危難


危难

see styles
wēi nàn
    wei1 nan4
wei nan
 kinan
    きなん
calamity
peril; danger; hazard; distress

厄難


厄难

see styles
èn àn
    en4 an4
en an
 yakunan
    やくなん
calamity; evil; misfortune
hardship

受難


受难

see styles
shòu nàn
    shou4 nan4
shou nan
 junan
    じゅなん
to suffer a calamity; to suffer (e.g. under torture); distress
(noun/participle) (1) sufferings; ordeals; agony; (noun/participle) (2) {Christn} Passion (of Christ); crucifixion

命難


命难

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mìng nán
    ming4 nan2
ming nan
 myō nan
Life's hardships; the distress of living.

問難


问难

see styles
wèn nán
    wen4 nan2
wen nan
 monnan
to question

困難


困难

see styles
kùn nan
    kun4 nan5
k`un nan
    kun nan
 konnan
    こんなん
difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (euph) infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

國難


国难

see styles
guó nàn
    guo2 nan4
kuo nan
national calamity

外難


外难

see styles
wài nán
    wai4 nan2
wai nan
 genan
objections of non-Buddhists

大難


大难

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dà nàn
    da4 nan4
ta nan
 dainan; tainan
    だいなん; たいなん
great catastrophe
(See 小難) great disaster; calamity; (surname) Oonada

妨難


妨难

see styles
fáng nán
    fang2 nan2
fang nan
 bōnan
to criticize another's position

安難


安难

see styles
ān nàn
    an1 nan4
an nan
(classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity

官難


官难

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guān nán
    guan1 nan2
kuan nan
 kannan
In danger from the law; official oppression.

山難


山难

see styles
shān nàn
    shan1 nan4
shan nan
mountain accident

嶮難


崄难

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xiǎn nán
    xian3 nan2
hsien nan
 kennan
    けんなん
(noun or adjectival noun) steep; dangerous
difficulty

忌難


忌难

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jìn án
    jin4 an2
chin an
 kinan
to hate and reject

急難


急难

see styles
jí nàn
    ji2 nan4
chi nan
 kyuunan / kyunan
    きゅうなん
misfortune; crisis; grave danger; critical situation; disaster; emergency; to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament
sudden or unexpected disaster

恐難


恐难

see styles
kǒng nán
    kong3 nan2
k`ung nan
    kung nan
 kyōnan
horrifying

患難


患难

see styles
huàn nàn
    huan4 nan4
huan nan
 kannan
    かんなん
trials and tribulations
affliction

所難


所难

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suǒ nán
    suo3 nan2
so nan
 shonan
that which is objected to

指難


指难

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zhǐ nán
    zhi3 nan2
chih nan
 Shinan
idem 支那 China.

救難


救难

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jiù nàn
    jiu4 nan4
chiu nan
 kyuunan / kyunan
    きゅうなん
to rescue; rescue (operation, workers)
rescue; salvage
supports an objection

有難


有难

see styles
yǒu nán
    you3 nan2
yu nan
 unan
there is some difficulty

梵難


梵难

see styles
fàn nán
    fan4 nan2
fan nan
 bonnan
The difficulty of maintaining celibacy, or purity.

極難


极难

see styles
jín án
    jin2 an2
chin an
 gokunan
extreme difficulty

橫難


横难

see styles
héng nán
    heng2 nan2
heng nan
 ōnan
unanticipated misfortune

死難


死难

see styles
sǐ nàn
    si3 nan4
ssu nan
to die in an accident; to die for a just cause

殉難


殉难

see styles
xùn nàn
    xun4 nan4
hsün nan
 junnan
    じゅんなん
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster
(n,vs,vi) martyrdom

海難


海难

see styles
hǎi nàn
    hai3 nan4
hai nan
 kainan
    かいなん
perils of the sea
accident at sea; sea disaster; shipwreck

災難


灾难

see styles
zāi nàn
    zai1 nan4
tsai nan
 sainan
    さいなん
disaster; catastrophe
calamity; misfortune; disaster
misfortune

為難


为难

see styles
wéi nán
    wei2 nan2
wei nan
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

無難


无难

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wun án
    wun2 an2
wun an
 bunan
    ぶなん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) acceptable; passable; satisfactory; adequate; faultless; without flaw; (personal name) Bunan
no difficulty

爲難


为难

see styles
wéi nán
    wei2 nan2
wei nan
 inan
difficult

犯難


犯难

see styles
fàn nán
    fan4 nan2
fan nan
to feel embarrassed; to feel awkward

甚難


甚难

see styles
shén nán
    shen2 nan2
shen nan
 shinnan
extremely difficult

畏難


畏难

see styles
wèi nán
    wei4 nan2
wei nan
to be daunted by challenges

留難


留难

see styles
liú nàn
    liu2 nan4
liu nan
 runan
to make something difficult; to create obstacles
The difficulty of one's good deeds being hindered by evil spirits.

疑難


疑难

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yí nán
    yi2 nan2
i nan
 ginan
hard to understand; difficult to deal with; knotty; complicated
difficulty

發難


发难

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fā nàn
    fa1 nan4
fa nan
to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions

磨難


磨难

see styles
mó nàn
    mo2 nan4
mo nan
a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried

礙難


碍难

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ài nán
    ai4 nan2
ai nan
inconvenient; difficult for some reason; to find something embarrassing

礦難


矿难

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kuàng nàn
    kuang4 nan4
k`uang nan
    kuang nan
mining disaster

空難


空难

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kōng nàn
    kong1 nan4
k`ung nan
    kung nan
air crash; aviation accident or incident

罹難


罹难

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lí nàn
    li2 nan4
li nan
to die in an accident or disaster; to be killed

脂難


脂难

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zhin án
    zhin1 an2
zhin an
 Shinan
China

臨難


临难

see styles
lín nàn
    lin2 nan4
lin nan
in peril; facing disaster

良難


良难

see styles
liáng nán
    liang2 nan2
liang nan
 ryōnan
extremely difficult

艱難


艰难

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jiān nán
    jian1 nan2
chien nan
 kannan
    かんなん
difficult; hard; challenging
(noun/participle) hardships; privations; difficulties
suffering and distress

苦難


苦难

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kǔ nàn
    ku3 nan4
k`u nan
    ku nan
 kunan
    くなん
suffering
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
tribulations

萬難


万难

see styles
wàn nán
    wan4 nan2
wan nan
countless difficulties; extremely difficult; against all odds

落難


落难

see styles
luò nàn
    luo4 nan4
lo nan
to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits

蒙難


蒙难

see styles
méng nàn
    meng2 nan4
meng nan
to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger

論難


论难

see styles
lùn nán
    lun4 nan2
lun nan
 ronnan
    ろんなん
(noun, transitive verb) criticism; censure
to critique

諸難


诸难

see styles
zhūn án
    zhun1 an2
chun an
 shonan
all kinds of difficulty

謗難


谤难

see styles
bàng nán
    bang4 nan2
pang nan
 hōnan
to criticize

責難


责难

see styles
zé nàn
    ze2 nan4
tse nan
 kataki wo semu
to censure
to rebuke severely

質難


质难

see styles
zhì nàn
    zhi4 nan4
chih nan
to blame

躲難


躲难

see styles
duǒ nàn
    duo3 nan4
to nan
to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster

辯難


辩难

see styles
biàn nàn
    bian4 nan4
pien nan
 bennan
to debate; to retort; to refute
to dispute

逃難


逃难

see styles
táo nàn
    tao2 nan4
t`ao nan
    tao nan
to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee

通難


通难

see styles
tōng nán
    tong1 nan2
t`ung nan
    tung nan
 tsūnan
to resolve objections

遇難


遇难

see styles
yù nàn
    yu4 nan4
yü nan
to perish; to be killed

過難


过难

see styles
guò nán
    guo4 nan2
kuo nan
 kanan
fault(s)

遭難


遭难

see styles
zāo nàn
    zao1 nan4
tsao nan
 sounan / sonan
    そうなん
to run into misfortune
(n,vs,vi) (meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

遮難


遮难

see styles
zhēn án
    zhen1 an2
chen an
 shanan
Tests for applicants for full orders; there are sixteen (or ten) 遮 and thirteen 難, the former relating to general character and fitness, the latter referring to moral conduct.

避難


避难

see styles
bì nàn
    bi4 nan4
pi nan
 hinan
    ひなん
to take refuge; to seek asylum
(n,vs,vi) taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

釋難


释难

see styles
shì nán
    shi4 nan2
shih nan
 shakunan
explication of objections

防難


防难

see styles
fáng nán
    fang2 nan2
fang nan
 bōnan
To counter, or solve difficulties, especially difficult questions.

阻難


阻难

see styles
zǔ nàn
    zu3 nan4
tsu nan
to thwart; to impede

阿難


阿难

see styles
ē nán
    e1 nan2
o nan
 anan
    あなん
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
(person) Ananda (disciple of Gautama Buddha)
Ānanda

難了


难了

see styles
nán liǎo
    nan2 liao3
nan liao
 nanryō
unintelligible

難事


难事

see styles
nán shì
    nan2 shi4
nan shih
 nanji
    なんじ
difficulty
difficulties

難以


难以

see styles
nán yǐ
    nan2 yi3
nan i
hard to (predict, imagine etc)

難伏


难伏

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nán fú
    nan2 fu2
nan fu
 nanpuku
Hard to subdue, or submit; unconquerable.

難住


难住

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nán zhù
    nan2 zhu4
nan chu
to baffle; to stump

難保


难保

see styles
nán bǎo
    nan2 bao3
nan pao
hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve

難信


难信

see styles
nán xìn
    nan2 xin4
nan hsin
 nan shin
difficult to believe

難倒


难倒

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nán dǎo
    nan2 dao3
nan tao
to baffle; to confound; to stump

難值


难值

see styles
nán zhí
    nan2 zhi2
nan chih
 nanchi
difficult to encounter

難免


难免

see styles
nán miǎn
    nan2 mian3
nan mien
 nanmen
hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
difficult to avoid

難入


难入

see styles
nán rù
    nan2 ru4
nan ju
 nannyū
Hard to enter, or attain.

難別


难别

see styles
nán bié
    nan2 bie2
nan pieh
 nanbetsu
difficult to distinguish

難勝


难胜

see styles
nán shèng
    nan2 sheng4
nan sheng
 nanshō
Hard to overcome, or be overcome; unconquerable; the fifth of the ten bodhisattva 地 stages when all passion and illusion is overcome and understanding of all things attained.

難化


难化

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nán huà
    nan2 hua4
nan hua
 nanke
    なんけ
{Buddh} something difficult to teach
Difficult of conversion, or transformation.

難受


难受

see styles
nán shòu
    nan2 shou4
nan shou
to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear

難吃


难吃

see styles
nán chī
    nan2 chi1
nan ch`ih
    nan chih
unpalatable

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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