かんなん

[艱難] (⇒くなん )

¶→艱難汝を玉にす

患難
affliction
艱難
hardships
privations
difficulties

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かんなん【艱難】

( ⇒ くなん )

¶ → 艱難汝を玉にす

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かんなん【艱難】

hardship(s); privation(s); difficulty; difficulties; trials; tribulation(s); affliction(s); adversity; the frown(s) of fortune.

●艱難に耐える put up with hardship [difficulties]; endure [bear] hardships; endure [stand] adversity.

●幾多の艱難を経る suffer many hardship(s); go through many difficult times [ups and downs]; experience many difficulties.

●艱難なんじを玉にす. Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes its jewels with. | Adversity is the parent of virtue. 【諺】