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困る (こまる) — to be bothered | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

困る

こまる

N5

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

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

Example sentence

お金がなくて、困っています。

おかねがなくて、こまっています。

I'm in trouble because I have no money.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

困Quandary, Become Distressed, Annoyed7 strokes

Full entry on Jisho