JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 困: "quandary, become distressed, annoyed"
The kanji 困 means "quandary, become distressed, annoyed". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コン in on'yomi and こま.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こま.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | quandary, become distressed, annoyed |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 843 of 2,501 |
Common words with 困
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 困るto be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss · to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
- 困難difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress · infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
- 困惑bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture
- 困ったことtrouble; problem; mess; difficulty
- 困ったことにthe trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
- 困り果てるto be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
- 貧困poverty; penury; need; destitution · shortage; lack; want
- 困り顔troubled face; worried expression
- 困窮poverty; need; destitution · having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
- 疲労困憊total exhaustion
- 呼吸困難labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
- 困った人difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
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