“Difficulties” in Japanese
Short answer
ゴタゴタ
gotagota
Difficulties in Japanese is “ゴタゴタ” (gotagota). Full meaning: trouble, difficulties, dispute, quarrel, discord, dissension; confusion, disorder, mess, muddle.
Other ways to say “Difficulties” in Japanese
多難
tanan full of troubles, difficulties
いざこざ
izakoza trouble, quarrel, difficulties, complication, tangle
艱難
kannan hardships, privations, difficulties
タナン
tanan full of troubles, difficulties
たなん
tanan full of troubles, difficulties
ごたごた
gotagota trouble, difficulties, dispute, quarrel, discord, dissension; confusion, disorder, mess, muddle
縺れ
motsure tangle, entanglement, snarl; complication, difficulties, trouble, troubles, snag
イザコザ
izakoza trouble, quarrel, difficulties, complication, tangle
ごた〳〵
gotagota trouble, difficulties, dispute, quarrel, discord, dissension; confusion, disorder, mess, muddle
艱難辛苦
kannanshinku trial and tribulation, hardships, privations, difficulties
修羅場
shuraba fighting scene, scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship)
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