Japanese meaning of 多事多難
Reading:
たじたなん (taji tanan)
English Translation:
Full of troubles and difficulties
Meaning & Cultural Context
Meaning:
Full of incidents and difficulties; a period or situation fraught with troubles.
Cultural Context:
Appears in year-end political/economic retrospectives, personal memoirs, and organizational histories.
出来事や困難が多いこと。
年末の政治・経済回顧、個人回想録、組織史などで用いられる。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
• Noun phrase for many troubles and hardships; often with “の時代.”
Trap for English Speakers
May be mistaken as purely negative with no nuance.
Example
Basic Example
今年は多事多難な一年だった。
This year was full of troubles and difficulties.
Applied Example
「まったく、多事多難な部活だな！」とキャプテンは笑った。
Seriously, this club is full of troubles and difficulties! the captain laughed.