窮
きわ.める
kiwameru
JLPT N115 strokesKanjiLevel 92 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
窮 is the kanji for "Suffer / Hard Up / Cornered". A common reading is きわ.める (kiwameru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Suffer / Hard Up / Cornered
Also : Suffer · Hard Up · Cornered · Destitute · Perplexed
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
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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.
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