How to say adversity in Japanese

悲境【ひきょうhikyou】悲況

noun:

  • adversity; sad circumstances

Example Sentences

艱難kannan汝nanjiをwo玉tamaにniすsu。
Hardship makes the man.
勇気を持ってyuukiwomotte逆境gyakkyouにni立ち向かうtachimukau。
Face adversity with courage.
彼らkareraはha幼いosanai時tokiからkara逆境gyakkyouとto闘ってtatakatteきたkitaにちがいないnichigainai。
They must have struggled against adversity from their early days.
逆境gyakkyouにni直面chokumenしてshiteもmo彼女kanojoはhaにこにこnikonikoしているshiteiru。
She carries on smiling even in the face of adversity.
逆境gyakkyouにもかかわらずnimokakawarazu、そのsono発明hatsumeiのno才saiにni富むtomu男otokoはha世界的sekaiteki名声meiseiをwo手に入れたteniireta。
Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.

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