Japanese symbol for “embarrass”
困らせる
こまらせる
Romaji: komaraseru
to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot
In Japanese, embarrass is 困らせる, read こまらせる (komaraseru).
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Meanings
- v1 to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embarrass”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手を焼かせる | てをやかせる teoyakaseru | to bother; to embarrass; to harass |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty; hardship; trouble |
| 貧困 | ひんこん hinkon | poverty; penury; need |
| 困る | こまる komaru | to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix |
| 困惑 | こんわく konwaku | bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment |
| 困窮 | こんきゅう konkyuu | poverty; need; destitution |
| 困憊 | こんぱい konpai | exhaustion; fatigue |
See also: Chinese symbol for “embarrass”.
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