艱かん苦くかんくじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounhardship; suffering; privation; adversityA somewhat formal or literary term for severe hardship, privation, or adversity. Often used in written or elevated contexts.彼かれは長なが年ねんの艱かん苦くに耐たえ抜ぬいた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe endured years of hardship.艱かん苦くを乗のり越こえて成せい功こうした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe overcame adversity and succeeded.