Word Meaning 困る

こまる komaru

困る is read as こまる (komaru) and means to be badly off.

Meaning

English

  1. to be badly off
  2. to be hard up
  3. to be in straitened circumstances
  4. to be bothered
  5. to be inconvenienced
  6. to be annoyed
  7. to be troubled
  8. to have difficulty

Reading

Kana

こまる

Romaji

komaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 参る,弱る,うろたえる,狼狽える,取り乱す,置き場所,悩む Rank 7575 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

困り果てる

こまりはてる

to be at a complete loss

困難

こんなん

infeasibility

困惑

こんわく

bewilderment

困窮

こんきゅう

having great difficulty with

貧困

ひんこん

shortage

Example Sentences

10

そんなことをいわれるとこまる。

If you say that, I won't know what to do.

I need my cane.

Giving me an attitude won't solve anything.

Don't think I'm joking.

My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.

She is above praise.

I'm not in trouble at all.

There are so many books that I want...what should I do?

The big ones are usually hard to find a place for.

No matter how good his grades are, he struggles to keep his foot out of his mouth.