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困

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 788 / 2,608

Distressed

On’yomi
こん
Kun’yomi
こま
Radical
囗 Enclosure (Kangxi 31)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 級 (Level), less common than 池 (Pond).

A mouth encloses a tree inside — a tree trapped inside a closed mouth can't grow or breathe, becoming completely distressed.

In words

困る こまる to be worriedN5
困難 こんなん difficulty,distressN3
貧困 ひんこん poverty;lackN1

困 is rank 788 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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