窮

meaninghard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

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
Strokes
15
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1756 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

窮
  • 窮地きゅうちdilemma
  • 窮状きゅうじょうdistress
  • 窮屈きゅうくつnarrow

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