プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
なん【難】
❶〔困難〕difficulty ⇒こんなん（困難），なんなく（難無く）
生活難
difficulty in making a living
深刻な住宅［食糧］難に悩んでいる
They are suffering from a serious housing [food] shortage.
敢然と難にあたる
face difficulties [hardships] resolutely
❷〔災い〕a disaster ⇒わざわい（災い），さいなん（災難）
かろうじて難を免れた
I had a narrow escape.
近くの小屋に難を避けた
We took refuge in a nearby hut.
難を避けて伯父の所に身を寄せた
I sought refuge with my uncle.
一難去ってまた一難
Overcome one difficulty only to face another.
❸〔欠点〕a fault; a defect
難を言えば，彼は字が下手だ
If he has any defect, it is that he has bad handwriting.
彼の技法は難がない
There are no faults in his technique.／His technique is OK.
難は資金が足りないことだ
The trouble is we don't have enough capital.
❹〔非難〕(a) criticism
怠慢だったという難は免れない
He can hardly escape the charge of negligence.