困
コン・こまる
Be troubled, be in a fix
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗
- 音読み
- コン
- 訓読み
- こま.る
Meaning
Be troubled, be in a fix · estar en apuros
Readings
- On (音読み): コン
- Kun (訓読み): こま.る
Example words
- 困る（こまる）— to be troubled; be stuck
- 困った（こまった）— troublesome; oh no
- 困難（こんなん）— difficulty
Structure
Radical 囗 (くにがまえ · Enclosure) · 7 strokes · school grade 6
Watch out
A tree (木) boxed in (囗) and unable to grow. 困る is a verb but describes a state, so use ている: 困っています = I'm in trouble / stuck. 困ります on its own is a polite "please don't" — a soft refusal many learners miss. Compare 因 (cause: 大 in the box).
Common mistakes
- A tree (木) boxed in (囗) and unable to grow. 困る is a verb but describes a state, so use ている: 困っています = I'm in trouble / stuck. 困ります on its own is a polite "please don't" — a soft refusal many learners miss. Compare 因 (cause: 大 in the box).
Examples
困るこまる
to be troubled; be stuck
困ったこまった
troublesome; oh no
困難こんなん
difficulty
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