“Problem” in Japanese
Short answer
トラブル
toraburu
Problem in Japanese is “トラブル” (toraburu). Full meaning: trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem.
Other ways to say “Problem” in Japanese
問題
mondai question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt)
困りごと
komarigoto problem, trouble, worry
プロブレム
puroburemu problem
困ったこと
komattakoto trouble, problem, mess, difficulty, nuisance
題
dai title, subject, theme, topic; problem (on a test), question; counter for questions (on a test)
命題
meidai proposition, thesis, notion, theory; problem, issue, challenge
とらぶる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
トラブる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
不具合
fuguai flaw, defect, problem, bug, malfunction, failure, discrepancy; inconvenient
もんだい
mondai question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt)
モンダイ
mondai question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt)
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