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窮屈きゅうくつ (kyuukutsu)

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

  • JLPT N1
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #13904 most frequent

Meaning

窮屈 (きゅうくつ, kyuukutsu) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

この服ふくは窮屈きゅうくつになったな。

These clothes have become tight.

これは窮屈だ.

It's a tight fit.

この靴は窮屈だ.

These shoes pinch me [are too tight].

私は窮屈に感じる。

I feel cramped.

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