English–Japanese
“challenge” in Japanese
How to say “challenge” in Japanese
“Challenge” in Japanese is 挑む (idomu).
It presents a strong opponent or difficult goal as something to face directly and test oneself against.
Example sentences with 挑む
失敗を恐れず、彼女は難しい仕事に挑みました。ship pai o oso re zu kano jo wa muzuka shi i shi goto ni ido mi ma shi ta
Without fearing failure, she took on a difficult task.
Tips for using 挑む
- English challenge can mean questioning a claim, but 挑む (idomu) normally describes taking on an opponent, contest, or difficult task.
Other Japanese words for “challenge”
新しいことに挑戦します。atara shi i ko to ni chō sen shi ma su
I will take on something new.
このチャレンジは難しいです。ko no cha re n ji wa muzuka shi i de su
This challenge is difficult.