“Difficulty” in Japanese
Short answer
Difficulty in Japanese is “困難” (konnan). Full meaning: difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress; infeasibility, inability (to carry out).
Other ways to say “Difficulty” in Japanese
トラブル
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
難易
nani (relative) difficulty
難事
nanji difficulty
造作
zousa trouble, difficulty; hospitality, treatment, treat; building (esp. a house)
難
nan difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage; accident, disaster, danger; fault, defect, flaw
難き
kataki difficulty, trouble
難しさ
muzukashisa (degree of) difficulty
困難
konnan difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress; infeasibility, inability (to carry out)
苦労
kurou trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains; anxiety, worry, concern, cares
とらぶる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
トラブる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
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