noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, discomfiture, bafflement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
困惑 こんわく

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)
beguile, delusion, perplexity
ワク まど.う (7th, N1)
some, one, or
あるい ワク コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)