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窮地に陥る (きゅうちにおちいる) — to be caught in a dilemma | Kumi Dictionary

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窮地に陥る

窮地に陥る

窮きゅうち地に陥おちいる

to be caught in a dilemma

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きゅうちにおちいる

Verb

1.

to be caught in a dilemma, to get into a scrape

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Kanji that make up this word

きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)

hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered

おちい.る・おとしい.れる…(1)

collapse・fall into・cave in・fall (castle)・slide into

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