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    3. 思い余る

    思い余る

    思おもい​余あまる​

    to not know how to act or what to do

    KMT10News #42+1Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    思いあまる

    おもいあまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to not know how to act or what to do, to be at a loss

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    彼かれは思おもい余あまって、会かい社しゃを辞やめた。

    He was at a loss and quit his job.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    状じょう況きょうが複ふく雑ざつすぎて、どうすればいいか思おもい余あまってしまった。

    The situation was too complicated, and I was at a loss as to what to do.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは、家か族ぞくの期き待たいと自じ身しんの夢ゆめとの間あいだで思おもい余あまり、深ふかい苦くる悩しみを抱かかえていた。

    Caught between her family's expectations and her own dreams, she was at a loss and carried deep anguish.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの突とつ然ぜんの告こく白はくに、私わたしは思おもい余あまって何なにも言いえなかった。

    Faced with his sudden confession, I was at a loss for words.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    経けい済ざい危き機きに直ちょく面めんし、政せい府ふは思おもい余あまって抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かく案あんを打うち出だした。

    Facing an economic crisis, the government, at a loss, put forward a drastic reform plan.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    思
    おも.う・おもえら.く・おぼ.す…(1)
    think
    Kanji
    余
    あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)
    too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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