Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed.
  2. to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed.
  3. to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
困る こまる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

quandary, become distressed, annoyed
こま.る コン (6th, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)