窮

JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

窮 — hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

JLPT N1
15 strokes
Secondary (Jōyō)
Radical 穴
#1756 most frequent

Flashcards

Readings

On'yomi 音読み: キュウキョウ
Kun'yomi 訓読み: きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

Example words & Vocabulary

窮屈きゅうくつ

narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained

窮乏きゅうぼう

poverty

Example sentences 3

私わたしは返答へんとうに窮きゅうした。

I was at a loss for an answer.

その部屋は狭くて窮屈です。

That room is narrow and tight.

この服ふくは窮屈きゅうくつになったな。

These clothes have become tight.