Kanji details for 窮
窮
Common kanji
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
KUN:
- きわ.めるkiwa.meru
- きわ.まるkiwa.maru
- きわ.まりkiwa.mari
- きわ.みkiwa.mi
ON:
- キュウkyuu
- キョウkyou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 54 results)
no-adjective, noun
•
ultimate, final, last, eventual
All readings:
究極【きゅうきょく】
、窮極【きゅうきょく】
na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something(esp. 極める, 窮める)
2.
to investigate thoroughly, to master(esp. 究める)
All readings:
極める【きわめる】
、究める【きわめる】
、窮める【きわめる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown), close inquiry (enquiry)
All readings:
追究【ついきゅう】
、追窮【ついきゅう】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end
auxiliary verb, prenominal, Godan-ru verb
2.
extremely(after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss(esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる)
4.
to be decided, to be settled
All readings:
極まる【きわまる】
、窮まる【きわまる】
、谷まる【きわまる】
noun
1.
height, acme, extremity, peak
2.
end, limit
All readings:
極み【きわみ】
、窮み【きわみ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
poverty, need, destitution
2.
having great difficulty with, struggling greatly with, being in distress