Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 15

窮

Meaning in English

hard up, destitute, suffer

Readings

Onyomi: キュウ, キョウ Kunyomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み Romaji: kyuu, kyou / kiwa.meru, kiwa.maru, kiwa.mari, kiwa.mi

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窮

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese sem dinheiro, destituído, sofrendo

Spanish apurados, indigentes, sufrir

Korean 궁핍한, 궁핍한, 고통받는

French démuni, indigent, souffre

Italian in difficoltà, indigenti, soffrire

German mittellos, verarmt, leiden

Indonesian kekurangan, melarat, menderita

★ Vietnamese nghèo khó, túng thiếu, khổ sở

Thai ยากจน ขัดสน ทุกข์ทรมาน

Related kanji

N1 窯 you / kama kiln, oven, furnace N1 窟 kutsu, kotsu / iwaya, ihaya, ana cavern, grotte, caverne N3 窓 sou, su / mado, tenmado, kemudashi window, pane, fenêtre N1 窒 chitsu plug up, obstruct, obstruer N1 窃 setsu / nusu.mu, hiso.ka stealth, steal, secret N4 空 kuu / sora, a.ku, a.ki, a.keru, kara, su.ku, su.kasu, muna.shii empty, sky, void N3 突 totsu, ka / tsu.ku stab, protruding, thrust N4 究 kyuu, ku / kiwa.meru research, study, recherche N1 穴 ketsu / ana hole, aperture, slit

Words with this kanji

N1 窮屈 kyuukutsu narrow, tight, formal N1 窮乏 kyuubou poverty