Word Meaning 困惑

こんわく konwaku

困惑 is read as こんわく (konwaku) and means bewilderment.

Meaning

English

  1. bewilderment
  2. perplexity
  3. embarrassment
  4. discomfiture
  5. bafflement

Reading

Kana

こんわく

Romaji

konwaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5761 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

困窮

こんきゅう

having great difficulty with

思惑

おもわく

others' opinions of one

迷惑

めいわく

to be troubled (by)

誘惑

ゆうわく

temptation

当惑

とうわく

bewilderment

魅惑

みわく

attraction

疑惑

ぎわく

doubt

不惑

ふわく

past forty

幻惑

げんわく

fascination

四十不惑

しじゅうふわく

at age forty, one has no doubts

見思惑

けんじわく

mental disturbances arising from incorrect views and thoughts

会計疑惑

かいけいぎわく

accounting scandal

Example Sentences

9

そのしつもんにかのじょはこんわくした。

She was bewildered by that question.

I was embarrassed.

I was truly perplexed.

I was confused by the expression on Tom's face.

I was confused with her expression.

Tom told me that he's puzzled.

People were bewildered by the unexpected situation.

There's no way for you to say something that will confuse me.

He said with a perplexed expression, "I've heard nothing, so I can't say anything."