難なん局きょく

な

ん

きょ

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

difficult situation; predicament; crisis

Refers to a tough, often critical situation that is hard to resolve, frequently used in political, business, or organizational contexts.

首しゅ相しょうは

難なん

局きょく

を

乗の

り

切き

る

ため

に

新あら

た

な

政せい

策さく

を

発はっ

表ぴょう

し

た

。

The prime minister announced new policies to overcome the difficult situation.

会かい社しゃは資し金きん繰ぐりの難なん局きょくに直ちょく面めんしている。

The company is facing a cash-flow crisis.

Usage patterns

難なん局きょくを乗のり切きるto get through a difficult situation
政せい府ふはこの難なん局きょくを乗のり切きるための対たい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced measures to get through this crisis.
難なん局きょくに立たつto find oneself in a difficult situation
会かい社しゃは今いま、難なん局きょくに立たたされている。
The company is currently facing a difficult crisis.
難なん局きょくを打だ開かいするto break through a difficult situation
交こう渉しょう団だんは難なん局きょくを打だ開かいするために新あたらしい提てい案あんをした。
難なん局きょくを迎むかえるto face a difficult situation (as it arises)
国くにはまた新あらたな難なん局きょくを迎むかえることになった。
The country ended up facing yet another crisis.

Kanji

難difficult, impossible, trouble
局bureau, board, office

Related words· 9

危き機きN2
危機 is the general word for 'crisis' or 'danger', while 難局 specifically points to a difficult situation, often organizational or political, that must be managed through.
窮きゅう地ち
窮地 describes a personal predicament of being cornered, whereas 難局 is broader and often applies to groups, companies, or nations.
苦く境きょう
苦境 emphasizes ongoing hardship or suffering in a situation, while 難局 focuses on the difficulty of resolving or navigating through it.
難なん関かんN1
難関 refers to a difficult barrier or hurdle to overcome (like an exam), while 難局 refers to an ongoing difficult state of affairs.

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窮きゅう状じょう
難局 emphasizes a critical juncture or crisis requiring a decision, whereas 窮状 emphasizes the suffering or wretchedness of the current state itself.
難なん場ば
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.
逆ぎゃっ境きょうN1
難局 refers to a critical, difficult juncture (often in business or politics) requiring a decision, whereas 逆境 refers more generally to prolonged adverse circumstances shaping one's life.

Etymology

Compound of 難 (difficulty) and 局 (situation, phase). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a 'difficult phase or situation'.

The negotiating team made a new proposal to break the impasse.

袋ふくろ小こう路じ

難局 describes a difficult, critical situation in general, whereas 袋小路 specifically emphasizes that no way forward exists.

ピンチ

難局 is a formal term for a difficult situation requiring careful handling, while ピンチ is more casual and often implies imminent danger or failure.