Kanji
N3 7 strokes Grade 6 freq #843

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

enclosure kunigamae

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

difficulty; hardship
poverty; penury
bewilderment; perplexity
poverty; need
underclasses; poorest segment of the population
difficulty in urination; dysuria
absolute poverty
absolute poverty
women with low disposable incomes; poverty girls
poverty problem; poverty issue

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse
to be troubled; to have difficulty
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other
troubled eyebrows; worried-looking eyebrows
to not know how to respond; to be at a loss for an answer
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to make matters worse
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...
person oblivious to the fact they are irritating or inconveniencing others; pain in the neck
unmanageable; impossible

Example sentences

He succeeded in the face of great difficulties.

He has overcome many obstacles.

Crime has often been related to poverty.

The issue of Third World poverty is very pressing.