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곤경
곤경
困境
[ gon'gyeong ]
「명사」 Noun
• trouble
A difficult situation or condition.
life events & situations
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
困 (곤)
–
to be exhausted, tired, sleepy, to be in difficulty, to be distressed
境 (경)
–
border, boundary, situation, condition, region, domain
Synonyms
고난
–
hardship; trouble; suffering; difficulty; adversity; trial; ordeal
곤란
–
trouble; difficulty
혼나다
–
struggle; have a hard time; be dying; be scolded; be rebuked; be punished
Antonyms
안락
–
ease; comfort
Neighboring words in the dictionary
고환
곡
곡괭이
곡물
곡식
곡절
곡창
곤
곤경
곤궁
곤란
곤란하다
곤욕
곤충
곤충류
곧
곧다
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