Meaning of 困却(こんきゃく) in Japanese

困却
Kana Reading
こんきゃく
Romaji
konkyaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    perplexity; dilemma

Related Kanji

却 JLPT 1

7 strokes

instead, on the contrary, rather

On'Yomi: キャク

Kun'Yomi: かえ.って, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける

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困 JLPT 3

7 strokes

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: こま.る

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