Search Terms: *窮*
Dictionary results(showing 1-25 of 54 results)
no-adjective, noun
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ultimate, final, last, eventual
Other readings:
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
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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)
Other readings:
究める【きわめる】
、窮める【きわめる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown), close inquiry (enquiry)
Other readings:
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
Other readings:
窮まる【きわまる】
、谷まる【きわまる】
noun
1.
height, acme, extremity, peak
2.
end, limit
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窮み【きわみ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
poverty, need, destitution
2.
having great difficulty with, struggling greatly with, being in distress
Common word
suffix, adjective
1.
extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled(suffix often in kana)
adjective
2.
boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
Other readings:
窮まりない【きわまりない】
、極まり無い【きわまりない】
、窮まり無い【きわまりない】
noun
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final aim, final end, supreme end
Other readings:
窮極目的【きゅうきょくもくてき】
noun
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Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be hard pressed, to be at a loss
See also:窮する
2.
to become poor, to be reduced to poverty
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to be hard pressed, to be at a loss
2.
to become poor, to be reduced to poverty
expression
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necessity is the mother of invention, there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one(proverb)
expression
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a cornered rat will bite the cat, one who is cornered will fight like a devil(yojijukugo)
Kanji results(showing 1 results)
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