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困惑 (こんわく, konwaku) Japanese meaning: bewilderment | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 困惑する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 困こん 惑わく する 困こん 惑わく しない Polite 困こん 惑わく します 困こん 惑わく しません Past polite 困こん 惑わく しました 困こん 惑わく しませんでした Past 困こん 惑わく した 困こん 惑わく しなかった Te-form 困こん 惑わく して 困こん 惑わく しないで Desire 困こん 惑わく したい 困こん 惑わく したくない Potential 困こん 惑わく できる 困こん 惑わく できない Passive 困こん 惑わく される 困こん 惑わく されない Causative 困こん 惑わく させる 困こん 惑わく させない Causative passive 困こん 惑わく させられる 困こん 惑わく させられない Volitional 困こん 惑わく しよう Polite volitional 困こん 惑わく しましょう Imperative 困こん 惑わく しろ 困こん 惑わく するな Conditional 困こん 惑わく すれば 困こん 惑わく しなければ Tara conditional 困こん 惑わく したら 困こん 惑わく しなかったら
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かれ
の
突とつ
然ぜん
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質しつ
問もん
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困こん
惑わく
し
た
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I was bewildered by his sudden question.
Upon hearing the news, she had a perplexed look on her face.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 困こん 惑わく する to be bewildered/perplexed by something
He was bewildered by the sudden question.
困こん 惑わく を 隠かく す to hide one's bewilderment
She couldn't hide her bewilderment.
困こん 惑わく の 表ひょう 情じょう を 浮う かべる to show a bewildered expression
He stopped, a look of bewilderment on his face.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 困こん 惑わく させる to bewilder/embarrass someone
That question left him bewildered.
Kanji 困 quandary, become distressed, annoyed 惑 beguile, delusion, perplexity Related words· 8 当惑 describes a sudden, flustered reaction to a specific event, while 困惑 can describe a deeper or more prolonged state of mental confusion.
混乱 refers to confusion or disorder that can be large-scale (e.g. social chaos), whereas 困惑 is a personal, internal feeling of bewilderment.
狼狽 emphasizes visible panic or flustered behavior in a crisis, while 困惑 focuses on the inner state of not knowing how to react.
戸惑い is a lighter, everyday word for feeling puzzled or unsure what to do, while 困惑 carries a stronger sense of discomfort or embarrassment.
Show 4 more 困惑する is more formal and suggests a deeper, more prolonged embarrassment or distress, while 戸惑う describes a brief, momentary confusion.
困惑 is a general, formal word for being perplexed or embarrassed, while 閉口 specifically suggests being rendered speechless or unable to cope.
困惑する is a more formal, written word for feeling bewildered, whereas 困る is the common everyday verb for being troubled.
Etymology Compound of 困 (kon, 'to be troubled') and 惑 (waku, 'to be perplexed'). The combination reinforces the idea of being mentally stuck and unsure.
こま
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果は
てる
困惑する focuses on confusion or embarrassment in a situation, whereas 困り果てる stresses having run out of any way to solve the problem.
