trouble, difficulty, whereabouts
On'yomi (音読み)
- コン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- こま.る
- こま.り
About this kanji
The kanji 困 means trouble or difficulty, and it can be used as both a noun and a verb. When you see it as a verb, 困る (komaru), it means "to be troubled" or "to have a hard time." For example, you might say you are 困っている (komatte iru) when you face a challenging situation. As a noun, you might encounter it in the compound 困難 (konnan), which translates to "difficulty." Another useful compound is 困惑 (konwaku), meaning "bewilderment" or "confusion." A quick note is that 困 can convey a sense of being stuck or unable to find a way out of a tough situation.
Built from
Example sentences
困ったことがある。
I have a problem.
Meanings across languages
- English
- trouble, difficulty, whereabouts
- Tiếng Việt
- khó khăn, rắc rối
- 日本語
- 困る, 困難
- 한국어
- 문제
- 中文
- 困难
- id
- kesulitan
- th
- ความลำบาก
- es
- dificultad
- fr
- problème
- de
- Schwierigkeit
- pt
- dificuldade
Common compounds
- 困難こんなんdifficulty, hardship
- 困るこまるto be troubled, to be bothered
- 困惑こんわくbewilderment, confusion
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