なんこう

Japanese

Noun

なんこう • (nankō) 

1. 難航: rough time, rough passage
2. 軟鋼: (metallurgy) mild steel
3. 軟膏: ointment
4. 南航: (nautical) southbound
5. 南郊: southern suburbs
6. 南行: southbound

Verb

なんこうする • (nankō suru) suru (stem なんこうし (nankō shi), past なんこうした (nankō shita))

1. 難航: have a hard flight, have a rough passage; run into difficulties, have a rough time