困る
こまる
komaru
JMdict entry #1289590
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は返事に困った。
kare ha henji ni komaxtsu ta 。
He was at a loss for an answer.
彼は長年、腰痛で困っている。
kare ha naganen 、 youtsuu de komaxtsu te iru 。
He's been having trouble with back pain for years.
彼は生徒の質問責めに困っているところだ。
kare ha seito no shitsumon seme ni komaxtsu te iru tokoro da 。
He is being harassed by a flood of questions from his students.
彼は生活に困っている。
kare ha seikatsu ni komaxtsu te iru 。
He is in great want.
彼は質問にどう答えるか全く困っているようだった。
kare ha shitsumon ni dou kotaeru ka mattaku komaxtsu te iru you daxtsu ta 。
He seemed quite puzzled how to answer the question.
彼は辞書をどこにおいたか説明しようとして困った。
kare ha jisho wo doko ni oi ta ka setsumei shiyou to shi te komaxtsu ta 。
He was at a loss to explain where he had put the dictionary.