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    3. 窮する

    窮する

    窮きゅうす​る​

    to be at a loss

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    きゅうする

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed, to be at one's wit's end, to be in a dilemma, to not know what to (do, say, etc)
    2.
    to be pressed for, to be pinched for, to become poor, to be reduced to poverty

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    Characters that make up this word

    窮
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)
    hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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