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困る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 困る

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.

Kanji in this Word

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
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