トラブル

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

General term for difficulties, disputes, or problematic situations in daily life, work, or relationships.

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I've been having ongoing trouble with my neighbor.

旅りょ行こう中ちゅうにトラブルがあって予よ定ていが変かわった。

A problem came up during the trip and our plans changed.

2

Used for mechanical, electrical, or system failures, such as engine trouble or computer glitches.

3

medical problem; condition; disorder

Often used in compounds like 肌トラブル (skin trouble) to refer to health or bodily issues.

トラブルが起おきるtrouble arises/occurs
出しゅっ発ぱつ前まえにトラブルが起おきた。
Trouble arose before departure.
トラブルを起おこすto cause trouble
彼かれはよくトラブルを起おこす。
He often causes trouble.
トラブルに巻まき込こまれるto get caught up in trouble
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに思おもわぬトラブルに巻まき込こまれた。
I got caught up in unexpected trouble during the trip.
トラブルを解かい決けつするto resolve a problem
二人ふたりは話はなし合あってトラブルを解かい決けつした。
The two resolved the problem by talking it out.
〈人ひと〉とトラブルになるto get into a conflict/trouble with someone
隣りん人じんとトラブルになってしまった。
I ended up in a conflict with my neighbor.
トラブルが発はっ生せいするa malfunction/failure occurs
システムにトラブルが発はっ生せいした。
A malfunction occurred in the system.

問もん題だいN5sense 1
問題 is a broader, more formal word for a problem or issue, while トラブル specifically implies an unexpected difficulty, conflict, or malfunction.
故こ障しょうN5sense 2
故障 refers strictly to a mechanical or system breakdown, whereas トラブル can describe that same kind of malfunction but also interpersonal or systemic issues.
アクシデント
トラブル covers any kind of problem or dispute, not necessarily a sudden mishap, whereas アクシデント specifically refers to an unforeseen accident-like event.
いざこざN1
トラブル is a general loanword for any problem or malfunction, whereas いざこざ is limited to small-scale interpersonal friction.

トラウマ
トラウマ (psychological trauma) and トラブル (trouble, a problem) sound similar and both begin with トラ, but they refer to completely different things.

Loanword from English 'trouble', adopted into Japanese with the same broad meaning.

neighborhood dispute; neighbor trouble

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