JLPT N3 Vocabulary

Kanji reading · 漢字読み

Choose the correct reading of the underlined word.

彼は返事に困った顔をした。

漢字をタップで読み方 · tap a kanji for its reading & to save it for review

解答と解説 · Show the full answer & explanation

訳 · Translation

He made a troubled face, unsure how to reply.

正解 · Answer

こまった

解説 · Why

困る (to be at a loss, troubled) is read こまる. The distractors are real verbs with similar shapes or sounds — 狂う, 固まる, 詰まる — each written with a different kanji.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

くるった — くるう is 狂う (to go mad) — different kanji.

かたまった — かたまる is 固まる (to harden).

つまった — つまる is 詰まる (to be blocked/stuffed).

語彙 · Breakdown

困るこまるto be troubled, at a loss

返事へんじreply

例文 · Example

財布を忘れて困りました。

Saifu o wasurete komarimashita.

I was in trouble because I forgot my wallet.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time18 sec

Correct rate95%

Appears in漢字読み

AddedJun 2026

SourceAI draft · human-reviewed

This question was drafted by AI and audited by human reviewers. Official JLPT scoring is scaled (0–60 per section); point values here are catalogue estimates.

衆智 · Community check42 attempts

95%of attempts answer correctly

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