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困る

JLPT N5 · N4 · Vocabulary

困る — “to be bothered, to have difficulty”

困る (read こまる) means to be bothered, to have difficulty. It appears on the JLPT N5 and N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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こまる

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to be bothered, to have difficulty

困る in a sentence

お金かねがなくて困りこまります。

I am in trouble because I have no money.

The kanji in 困る

困to be in trouble, distressed

Words that share a kanji with 困る

困難こんなん— difficult, hard

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