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JLPT N214画 · 14 strokesradical

extreme, to reach a limit

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キュウ
  • キョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • きわ.める
  • きわ.まり

Meanings across languages

English
extreme, to reach a limit
Tiếng Việt
cùng cực, hạn chế, tuyệt vọng
日本語
極端, 制限, 絶望

Common compounds

  • 窮屈きゅうくつtight, narrow, constrained
  • 窮状きゅうじょうextreme situation, dire straits
  • 窮地きゅうちdead-end, difficult situation

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