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KANJI
窮
destitute
impoverished, exhaust, corner, thoroughly investigate
Kun'yomi
きわkiwa
On'yomi
きゅうkyuuくうkuu
Example sentences
経済けいざい格差かくさが広ひろがり、貧窮ひんきゅうに喘あえぐ人々ひとびとが増ふえている。
As economic disparity widens, the number of people struggling in poverty is increasing.
彼かれは予期よきせぬトラブルにより、窮地きゅうちに立たたされた。
Due to unexpected trouble, he was put in a predicament.
質問しつもんが鋭するどすぎて、彼女かのじょは返答へんとうに窮きゅうした。
The question was too sharp, and she was at a loss for a reply.

Practice exercises

1
貧ひん窮
poverty, destitution
Answer
ひんきゅう
2
窮地ち
predicament, dilemma
Answer
きゅうち
3
窮
Answer
きゅうきわ
4
窮
Answer
destitutepoorat a lossinvestigate thoroughlyexhausted
5
窮める
to master, to investigate thoroughly, to reach the height of
Answer
きわめる
6
窮余よ
last resort, desperate effort (often in compounds like 窮余の一策)
Answer
きゅうよ