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destitute · hardship · exhausted · investigate thoroughly
N1On: きゅうKun: きわ、まずし
Memory Aid
'KYUU' — When you're in an EXTREME situation or at your limits, you need a 'CUE' on what to do next to escape the hardship.
Vocabulary
貧窮ひんきゅうpoverty, destitution
窮屈きゅうくつtight, cramped; constrained, ill at ease
窮地きゅうちpredicament, difficult situation
窮するきゅうするto be hard-pressed, to be at a loss, to be destitute
Example Sentences
この服は私には少し窮屈です。
These clothes are a little tight for me.
彼は貧窮にあえいでいた。
He was struggling with poverty.
質問に窮して、彼は何も言えなかった。
Pressed by the question, he couldn't say anything.
友人が窮地に陥っている。
My friend is in a predicament.