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窮 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「穴」

道
準2High school level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
On
キュウ・キョウきゅう・きょう · kyū · kyō
Kun
きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.みkiwa.meru · kiwa.maru · kiwa.mari · kiwa.mi
Meaning
destitute; cornered

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

穴 "hole" with 躬 "body": stuck deep in a hole, unable to move — destitute, cornered.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキュウきゅうkyū窮極きゅうきょく窮屈きゅうくつ困窮こんきゅう
Kunきわめるkiwameru窮めるきわめる

Compare: 究める・極める

Kunきわまるkiwamaru窮まるきわまる

Compare: 極まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 困窮こんきゅう

    poverty; distress

  • 窮屈きゅうくつ

    cramped; stiff

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

生活(せいかつ)に困窮(こんきゅう)する。

They are in dire poverty.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

困窮窮屈窮困to be…屈bend窃steal窯kiln穴hole究invest…穹the va…茎stalk享receiv…糾twist…挟pinch恭revere…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 穴Map of reading キュウAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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