Search Terms: 窮*
Dictionary results(showing 1-25 of 36 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】
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
Other readings:
窮み【きわみ】
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)
expression
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a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous(proverb)
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to be caught in a dilemma, to get into a scrape
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