窮
窮: hard up
hard up; cornered; cramped
15 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 11 words here
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キュウ・キョウ
Kunきわめる・きわまる・きわまり・きわみ
きゅう: 窮屈(きゅうくつ) "cramped", 窮地(きゅうち) "tight spot", 困窮(こんきゅう) "hardship", 窮乏(きゅうぼう). 窮まる(きわまる) "reach an extreme".
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Key words
窮屈きゅうくつcramped; tight; stiff
窮地きゅうちtight spot; predicament
困窮こんきゅうpoverty; hardship
窮まるきわまるto reach an extreme
Example sentences
このシャツは少し窮屈で、腕が動かしにくい。
This shirt is a bit tight, and it's hard to move my arms.
社長は、会社が窮地に立たされても落ち着いていた。
The president stayed calm even when the company was put in a tight spot.
仕事を失い、家族は生活に困窮している。
Having lost his job, the family is struggling in poverty.