quandary, become distressed, annoyed
困 centers on being stuck in a difficult situation: a quandary, distress, or annoyance caused by feeling trapped or unable to proceed.
困 combines 囗 (enclosure) with 木 (tree), suggesting a tree hemmed in or a person confined like a tree in a tight space, giving the idea of distress or difficulty.
A tree 木 trapped inside a tight enclosure 囗 cannot grow freely. Picture the tree struggling against the walls, becoming distressed and annoyed.
For コン, imagine a con artist trapped in a small room, feeling distressed and annoyed: con -> コン, and the enclosure 囗 holds the con artist like the tree 木.
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
poverty; penury; need; destitution
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
poverty; need; destitution
exhaustion; fatigue
to make matters worse
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
poverty of stimulus
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
unmanageable; impossible; hopeless
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
person oblivious to the fact they are irritating or inconveniencing others; pain in the neck; pest
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed