Jiten

窮 Kanji meaning "hard up, destitute, suffer"

Jiten frequency #1583JLPT N1SecondaryKanken Level 準2WaniKani Level 56RTKKLC Volume 8TMW Debut Idol15 strokes

Meanings

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'yomi

キュウキョウ

Kun'yomi

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

Composed of

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Reading usage

窮(きゅう)屈(くつ)narrow#6031窮(きゅう)地(ち)dilemma#9144窮(きゅう)するto be at a loss#23402困(こん)窮(きゅう)poverty#26473窮(きゅう)地(ち)に陥(おちい)るto be caught in a dilemma#27431窮(きゅう)状(じょう)distress#36719返(へん)答(とう)に窮(きゅう)するto be embarrassed for a reply#42262窮(きゅう)鼠(そ)cornered rat#61437言(こと)葉(ば)に窮(きゅう)するto be at a loss for words#62823無(む)窮(きゅう)eternity#65437

Most common words using this kanji

窮(きゅう)屈(くつ)narrow#6031窮(きゅう)地(ち)dilemma#9144窮(きゅう)するto be at a loss#23402困(こん)窮(きゅう)poverty#26473窮(きゅう)地(ち)に陥(おちい)るto be caught in a dilemma#27431窮(きゅう)状(じょう)distress#36719返(へん)答(とう)に窮(きゅう)するto be embarrassed for a reply#42262進(しん)退(たい)窮(きわ)まるto be driven into a corner#54166窮(きゅう)鼠(そ)cornered rat#61437言(こと)葉(ば)に窮(きゅう)するto be at a loss for words#62823無(む)窮(きゅう)eternity#65437貧(ひん)窮(きゅう)great poverty#75158窮(きゅう)鼠(そ)猫(ねこ)を噛(か)むa cornered rat will bite a cat#79307窮(きゅう)乏(ぼう)poverty#81961窮(きわ)まるto reach an extreme#88882窮(きゅう)極(きょく)ultimate#97555窮(きゅう)余(よ)の一(いっ)策(さく)desperate measure#104473窮(きゅう)鳥(ちょう)cornered bird#111658窮(きわ)めるto carry to extremes#111852窮鼠猫(きゅうそねこ)を嚙(か)むa cornered rat will bite a cat#113752