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困
困
7 strokes
Frequency: 843
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

quandary
become distressed
annoyed

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こま.る

Common Words

困る
こまる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #299
1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed

Examples
困ったら私に助けを求めなさい。
Turn to me for help if you are in difficulty.
2

to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed

Examples
騒音でこまっている。
The noise bothers me.
3

to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

Examples
僕はしばしばお金に困る。
I am often in difficulties.
困難
こんなん
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #2691
1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress

Examples
彼の言ってる事を理解するのは困難だ。
I found it difficult to understand what he was saying.
2

Euphemistic

infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

困惑
こんわく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3217
1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

Examples
その日彼は困惑した。
He was bewildered on that day.
困ったこと
困った事
こまった事
こまったこと
Expression
Noun
Freq #7879
1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

Examples
これでさらに困ったことになるだろう。
This will add to our troubles.
困ったことに
困った事に
こまったことに
Expression
Freq #14600
1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

困り果てる
困りはてる
こまりはてる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #17361
1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

Examples
私はこの難問に困り果てている。
I'm at my wit's end with this difficult problem.
貧困
ひんこん
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #17402
1

poverty; penury; need; destitution

Examples
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.
2

shortage; lack; want

困り顔
こまりがお
Noun
Freq #19916
1

troubled face; worried expression

困窮
こんきゅう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #20578
1

poverty; need; destitution

Examples
その家族はきわめて困窮していた。
The family lived in the depths of misery.
2

having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Examples
彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.
疲労困憊
疲労困ぱい
ひろうこんぱい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
四字熟語
Freq #21148
1

total exhaustion

Examples
つまり疲労困憊、心も体もクタクタです。
That is, total exhaustion. Body and soul completely knackered.
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