困
Quandary
Meanings
Quandary, Become Distressed, Annoyed
On'yomi
こん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
こま.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
困 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
困 (Quandary) is taught on WaniKani at level 20 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #843 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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