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窮: hard up

hard up; cornered; cramped
15 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 11 words here

Readings

On
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

This shirt is a bit tight, and it's hard to move my arms.

The president stayed calm even when the company was put in a tight spot.

Having lost his job, the family is struggling in poverty.

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