This week’s #kanji is #困. I wrote about the verb using this character on Wednesday. 困 is listed under #くにがまえ(囗)(Please note くにがまえ is different from #くち/#くちへん(口). 困 is a compound ideograph where 木 (tree) is surrounded by 囗. Can you tell what that means?
Meaning: to be inconvenienced, to be in trouble, etc.
Reading: コン、こま
困難(コンナン): difficulty, hardship, suffering
困惑(コンワク): perplexity, embarrassment
何と言ったら いいか 困惑している。
なんと いったら いいか こんわく している。
I’m at a loss what so say.
貧困(ヒンコン): poverty, need, want, shortage
困(こま)る: to be inconvenienced, to be at a loss, to be troubled
For examples for 困る, read this page.