JLPT N1
窮
exhausted; cornered; destitute
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15 strokes
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
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