窮
きわ.める
kiwameru
JLPT N115 strokesKanjiLevel 92 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
窮 is the kanji for "Poor". Its reading is きわ.める (kiwameru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Poor
Also : Hard up · Cornered · Destitute · Perplexed
Learn 窮 with SRS
Free to start — no credit card. Track every review with spaced repetition.
Readings
kunきわ.める/ kiwamerukunきわ.まる/ kiwamarukunきわ.まり/ kiwamarikunきわ.み/ kiwamionきゅう/ kyuuonきょう/ kyou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
15 strokes
Radicals
穴躬
Example Sentences
彼は窮地に追い込まれたが奇跡的に脱出した。
かれはきゅうちにおいこまれたがきせきてきにだっしゅつした。
He was cornered but miraculously escaped.
窮状を訴える彼の声が心に響いた。
きゅうじょうをうったえるかれのこえがこころにひびいた。
His voice pleading his plight resonated in my heart.
Vocabulary using 窮
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
Learn 窮 with Spaced Repetition
InitialJ uses scientifically proven SRS to help you memorize kanji and vocabulary for the JLPT. N5 is free forever; no credit card required.