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“To have difficulty” in Japanese

Short answer
困る komaru こまる

To have difficulty 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 have difficulty” in Japanese

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 差し支える sashitsukaeru to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience 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

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