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窮 : Hard up

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Components:
穴躬

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On 'yomi:
キュウ(kyuu) キョウ(u)
Kun 'yomi:
きわ.める(kiwa.meru) きわ.まる(kiwa.maru) きわ.まり(kiwa.mari) きわ.み(kiwa.mi)
Strokes:15
Radical:穴 (116)
Usage Rating:1756
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:07aae
jis208:21-71
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窮 Usage examples

天壌無窮(てんじょうむきゅう)as eternal as heaven and earth
学を窮める(がくをきわめる)to study exhaustively
窮措大(きゅうそだい)poor student (scholar)
窮余の策(きゅうよのさく)desperate measure
窮理(きゅうり)branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
窮み無き(きわみなき)without limit, endless
進退窮まる(しんたいきわまる)to be at a loss, to be in a corner
窮鼠噛猫(きゅうそごうびょう)A cornered rat will bite the cat, One who is cornered will fight like a devil
困苦窮乏(こんくきゅうぼう)hardships and privations
窮する(きゅうする)to become poor, to be reduced to poverty
窮鼠猫を噛む(きゅうそねこをかむ)a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず(きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず)Even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず(きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず)Even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
窮余の一策(きゅうよのいっさく)desperate measure, last-ditch effort
口を窮めて(くちをきわめて)using the strongest words possible