noun, na-adjective
Refers to situations, tasks, or conditions that are hard to deal with or overcome. Used both as a noun and as a na-adjective.
この問題を解決するのは非常に困難だ。
Solving this problem is extremely difficult.
彼は多くの困難を乗り越えて成功した。
He overcame many hardships and succeeded.
noun, na-adjective
infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
Euphemistic use, often implying that something is practically impossible or cannot be done, rather than merely difficult. Common in formal or indirect refusals.
ご要望にお応えするのは困難です。
It is not feasible to meet your request.
現状では計画の実行は困難と判断された。
It was judged that carrying out the plan is infeasible under the current circumstances.