困

Meaning

困 centers on being stuck in a difficult situation: a quandary, distress, or annoyance caused by feeling trapped or unable to proceed.

• 困るこまる
  N5

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

• 困難こんなん
  N3

  difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress

• 貧困ひんこん
  N1

  poverty; penury; need; destitution

• 困惑こんわく
  N1

  bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

• 困窮こんきゅう

  poverty; need; destitution

• 困憊こんぱい

  exhaustion; fatigue

• 困り果てるこまりはてる

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

• 貧困層ひんこんそう
  N1

  underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

• さらに困ったことにさらにこまったことに

  to make matters worse

• 入手困難にゅうしゅこんなん

  difficult to obtain; difficult to get

• 刺激の貧困しげきのひんこん

  poverty of stimulus

• 呼吸困難こきゅうこんなん

  labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

• 困じるこうじる

  to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered

• 困ずるこうずる

  to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered

• 困ったこまった

  unmanageable; impossible; hopeless

• 困ったことこまったこと

  trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

• 困ったことにこまったことに

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

• 困ったちゃんこまったちゃん

  person oblivious to the fact they are irritating or inconveniencing others; pain in the neck; pest

• 困った人こまったひと

  difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

• 困った時はお互い様こまったときはおたがいさま

  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

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