Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 窮

    窮

    窮きわ.める

    hard up

    N1KMT10Freq #1756Emotions & PsychologyKanji15 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

    On'yomi

    キュウキョウ

    hard updestitutesufferperplexedcornered

    穴躬

    宀
    穴
    冖
    八
    身
    弓

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    穴窺究空窟窪竃窄穽窘窖窩窶窿突窃竅窟窒膣究穴窺空窪竃窄穿窓窯穹窈窗窕窰竄竇竊箜躬

    Concepts using this kanji

    窮地

    dilemma

    窮状

    distress

    窮屈

    narrow

    困窮

    poverty

    窮余

    extremity

    窮乏

    poverty

    窮理学

    (Western) physics

    窮余の一策

    desperate measure

    無窮動

    moto perpetuo

    言葉に窮する

    to be at a loss for words

    窮民

    poor people

    窮措大

    poor student (scholar)

    生活困窮者

    person in need

    困窮者

    the poor

    無窮花

    rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

    進退窮まる

    to be driven into a corner

    窮死

    dying in miserable circumstances

    窮理

    study of natural laws

    窮余の策

    desperate measure

    窮策

    desperate measure

    無窮

    eternity

    窮地に陥る

    to be caught in a dilemma

    窮すれば通ず

    necessity is the mother of invention

    窮追

    cornered

    返答に窮する

    to be embarrassed for a reply

    貧窮化

    impoverishment

    窮境

    predicament

    春窮

    spring staple shortage (before the harvest of rice, wheat, barley, etc.)

    天壌無窮

    as eternal as heaven and earth

    窮迫

    financial difficulty

    困苦窮乏

    hardships and privations

    窮鳥

    cornered bird

    呼吸窮迫症候群

    respiratory distress syndrome

    貧窮

    great poverty

    窮屈袋

    hakama

    窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず

    even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter

    窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず

    even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter

    窮鼠

    cornered rat

    窮鬼

    god of poverty

    窮みなき

    without limit

    窮する

    to be at a loss

    窮す

    to be hard pressed

    窮鼠噛猫

    a cornered rat will bite the cat

    窮鼠猫を噛む

    a cornered rat will bite a cat

    Showing 44 of 44 words

    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 八
    • 冖
    • 宀
    • 弓
    • 穴
    • 身

    is_used_in

    • 窮境
    • 窮屈
    • 窮状
    • 窮地
    • 窮迫
    • 窮乏
    • 窮民
    • 困窮
    • 貧窮
    • 貧窮化
    • 窮すれば通ず
    • 無窮
    • 困窮者
    • 窮死
    • 窮余
    • 窮追
    • 窮鳥
    • 窮策
    • 窮鼠
    • 天壌無窮
    • 窮措大
    • 窮余の策
    • 窮理
    • 窮みなき
    • 進退窮まる
    • 窮鼠噛猫
    • 困苦窮乏
    • 窮する
    • 窮鼠猫を噛む
    • 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず
    • 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
    • 窮余の一策
    • 言葉に窮する
    • 返答に窮する
    • 窮す
    • 呼吸窮迫症候群
    • 窮屈袋
    • 春窮
    • 窮地に陥る
    • 無窮動
    • 窮理学
    • 窮鬼
    • 無窮花
    • 生活困窮者

    Similar concepts

    • 穴
    • 窺
    • 究
    • 空
    • 窟
    • 窪
    • 竃
    • 窄
    • 穽
    • 窘
    • 窖
    • 窩
    • 窶
    • 窿
    • 突
    • 窃
    • 竅
    • 窒
    • 膣
    • 穿
    • 窓
    • 窯
    • 穹
    • 窈
    • 窗
    • 窕
    • 窰
    • 竄
    • 竇
    • 竊
    • 箜
    • 躬

    Explore more

    Kanji dictionary›Browse all entries›