多難|たなんtanan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounfull of troubles, difficulties
Conjugation
| Plain form | 多難（たなん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 多難です（たなんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 多難ではない（たなんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 多難ではありません（たなんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 多難だった（たなんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 多難ではなかった（たなんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 多難で（たなんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 多難に（たなんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 多難なら（たなんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related辛苦しんくWrittenWritten/formal word for hardship and toil, focusing on the effort and suffering a person personally endures; 「多難」 describes a future or period beset by troubles.
- Related苦難くなんWrittenWritten/formal noun for suffering, hardship and trials, focusing on the painful experiences themselves; 「多難」 describes a future or period full of troubles.
- Related難儀なんぎNeutralNeutral word for something troublesome or difficult; in speech it also means suffering. Its focus is on the trouble you are facing right now.
- Antonym平穏へいおんNeutralAntonym meaning calm and tranquil, with nothing untoward happening; the direct opposite of trouble-filled 「多難」.
- Antonym順調じゅんちょうNeutralAntonym meaning things proceeding smoothly without a hitch, as in 「順調な滑り出し」; the opposite of a 「多難」 future or period.
Use 「多難」 for a future or period beset by troubles, as in 「前途多難」「多難な一年」. For personal toil choose 「辛苦」, for troubles at hand 「難儀」, for painful experiences 「苦難」. The opposites are 「順調」 (going smoothly, 「順調な滑り出し」) and 「平穏」 (calm and untroubled).
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