窮 — Japanese kanji
15 strokes · N1
Meanings: Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer, Perplexed, Cornered
On’yomi: きゅう、きょう · Kun’yomi: きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり
Radicals in 窮
- 儿 — legs (2 strokes)
- 宀 — roof (3 strokes)
- 弓 — bow (3 strokes)
- 穴 — cave (5 strokes)
- 身 — body (7 strokes)
Words using 窮
- 窮屈 (きゅうくつ): constrained — Lesson 29: I Can’t Study (Part 2)
- 極める/究める/窮める (極（きわ）める/究（きわ）める/窮（きわ）める): master; investigate thoroughly — Unit 13 Verbs A (1021–1110)
- 窮屈な (窮屈（きゅうくつ）な): tight; cramped — Unit 03 Adjectives A (191–280)
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