Japanese symbol for “unmanageable”
困った
こまった
Romaji: komatta
unmanageable; impossible; hopeless
In Japanese, unmanageable is 困った, read こまった (komatta).
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Meanings
- adj-f, exp unmanageable; impossible; hopeless
- adj-f, exp inopportune; uncomfortable; inconvenient; embarrassing; annoying; awkward
- adj-f, exp disturbing; distressing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unmanageable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手に負えない | てにおえない tenioenai | too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable |
| 御しがたい | ぎょしがたい gyoshigatai | hard to control; unmanageable |
| 手がつけられない | てがつけられない tegatsukerarenai | out of control; out of hand; unmanageable |
| 手のつけられない | てのつけられない tenotsukerarenai | out of control; out of hand; unmanageable |
| 始末に負えない | しまつにおえない shimatsunioenai | too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable |
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 “unmanageable”.
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