多難 (たなん, tanan) Japanese meaning: troubled | KotomoraHis life was full of troubles.
The road ahead is difficult, but I won't give up.
波乱 highlights dramatic ups and downs or turmoil, while 多難 focuses on repeated hardships or obstacles along the way.
Opposites
平穏 describes a calm, trouble-free state, the direct opposite of the hardship-filled situation described by 多難.
順調 means things are going smoothly without obstacles, contrasting with 多難's sense of a path full of difficulties.
Don't confuse with
多忙 means 'very busy' (many tasks), while 多難 means 'full of hardships' (many troubles); learners can confuse the shared 多 kanji.
多難 alone just means 'full of difficulties' generally, while 前途多難 is the fixed yojijukugo specifically about future prospects.
Written forms
多難Usage96%
Standard kanji spelling; it is a common news word.
たなんUsage4%
Etymology
Compound of 多 (many) and 難 (difficulty, trouble). The meaning is transparent from its components.
