“To be hard up” in Japanese
Short answer
To be hard up in Japanese is “困る” (komaru). Full meaning: to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances.
Other ways to say “To be hard up” in Japanese
こまっ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまる
komaru to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困まる
komaru to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまろ
komaro to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまろふ
komaroo to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまん
koman to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困ッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困っ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困まっ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困まッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
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