JLPT N1
窮
exhausted; cornered; destitute
Readings
On'yomiキュウ
Kun'yomiきわ.める、きわ.まる
Mnemonic
Trapped in a CAVE HOLE—CORNERED and EXHAUSTED.
Example Words
窮地 (きゅうち) predicament
窮屈 (きゅうくつ) cramped; tight
貧窮 (ひんきゅう) poverty; destitution
exhausted; cornered; destitute