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    3. 窮地に陥る

    窮地に陥る

    窮きゅう地ちに​陥おちいる​

    to be caught in a dilemma

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    きゅうちにおちいる

    Verb

    1.
    to be caught in a dilemma, to get into a scrape

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    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
    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    陥
    おちい.る・おとしい.れる…(1)
    collapse・fall into・cave in・fall (castle)・slide into
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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