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    3. 返答に困る

    返答に困る

    返へん答とうに​困こまる​

    to not know how to respond

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    返答にこまる

    へんとうにこまる

    Verb

    1.
    to not know how to respond, to be at a loss for an answer, to be at a loss for words

    Stroke 0 / 30

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    Characters that make up this word

    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    答
    こた.える・こた.え…(2)
    solution・answer
    Kanji
    困
    こま.る…(1)
    quandary・become distressed・annoyed
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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