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Kanji Detail for 窮 - "poverty, corner"

窮

  • Meaning

    窮 means "poverty, corner." Also associated with to exhaust.

    1. Exhaust - To use up completely.

    2. Poverty - The state of being poor.

    3. Corner - To drive into a difficult position.

    4. Investigate - To examine thoroughly.

  • Words using 窮

    • 窮地 きゅうち Listen dilemma; predicament
    • 窮状 きゅうじょう Listen distress; wretched condition
    • 窮屈 きゅうくつ Listen narrow; tight; cramped

  • Four-character idioms with 窮

    • 困苦窮乏 こんくきゅうぼう Listen hardships and privations
    • 天壌無窮 てんじょうむきゅう Listen as eternal as heaven and earth
    • 窮鼠噛猫 きゅうそごうびょう Listen a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devil

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    • Verified meaning: poverty, corner
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to exhaust
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hard up; destitute; suffer; perplexed; cornered

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    poor, destitute, impoverished

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    poor, destitute; to exhaust

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Extreme. To reach the ultimate point. Meaning having no more room left. Hence poverty is called 窮. The extreme of poverty. Difficulty is called 窮. The extreme of difficulty. Mountains exhausted and waters ended. Plans exhausted and strength depleted. All are this meaning. | To research. Such as saying 窮理盡性 (thoroughly investigate principles and exhaust one's nature). | To exhaust. Such as 窮日之力. Meaning exhausting a day's effort.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kiwa.mari(きわ-まり) きわ-まり

    kiwa.maru(きわ-まる) きわ-まる

    kiwa.meru(きわ-める) きわ-める

    kiwa.mi(きわ-み) きわ-み

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    穴 (ana・anakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to exhaust poverty corner confinement end investigate outcome probe reach a limit strain hardship destitution deprivation distress impoverishment indigence insufficiency need penury poor scarcity

Sentences including 窮

  • He did not know how to express himself.

  • I didn't know how to express myself.

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