— hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

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

Readings

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

Example words

  • 窮屈きゅうくつnarrow; tight; stiff; rigid; uneasy; formal; constrained
  • 窮乏きゅうぼうpoverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury