JLPT N1

exhausted; cornered; destitute

Item 76 of 642 | 15 strokes | Radical: 穴 (hole/cave)

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