難なん場ば

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

predicament; difficult situation; tight spot

Refers to a challenging or troublesome situation one finds oneself in. Often used in contexts like 難場を切り抜ける (to get out of a predicament).

彼かれは度たび重かさなる難なん場ばを乗のり越こえてきた。
He has overcome one predicament after another.
その交こう渉しょうはまさに難なん場ばだった。
The negotiation was truly a difficult situation.

Usage patterns

難なん場ばを切きり抜ぬけるto get through a tight spot
彼かれは多おおくの難なん場ばを切きり抜ぬけてきた。
He has gotten through many difficult situations.
難なん場ばを乗のり切きるto overcome a predicament
会かい社しゃはこの難なん場ばを乗のり切きった。
The company got through this difficult situation.
難なん場ばに立たつto find oneself in a tough spot
チームは今いま、難なん場ばに立たたされている。
The team is currently in a tight spot.
難なん場ばを迎むかえるto reach a critical juncture
試し合あいは難なん場ばを迎むかえている。
The match is reaching a critical point.

Kanji

難difficult, impossible, trouble
場location, place

Related words

苦く境きょう
苦境 is the more common, general word for a difficult situation or plight, while 難場 suggests a specific tight spot one must get through.
難なん局きょく
難局 describes a difficult phase or crisis on a larger scale, such as political or economic affairs, whereas 難場 is more personal and immediate.
窮きゅう地ち
窮地 is a slightly literary word for being cornered with no easy way out, close in feel to 難場 but often implying more desperation.
ピンチ
ピンチ is a casual loanword for a critical or risky moment, more conversational than the somewhat formal 難場.

Built from

難なん+場ば

Etymology

Compound of 難 (difficulty, hardship) and 場 (place, situation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'difficult situation'.