Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be at one's wit's end, to be in great trouble, to be at a loss.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
困り抜く こまりぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

quandary, become distressed, annoyed
こま.る コン (6th, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)