Nankan

難関 (Nankan) is a Japanese noun meaning “barrier, obstacle, difficulty, hurdle”.

Meanings

  1. nounbarrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

Examples

  • The first step is the hardest.

  • We have managed to overcome the first obstacle.

  • I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 難関

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