Jisho

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Words — 3 found

きゅう 窮す
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be hard pressed; to be at a loss​See also 窮する
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to become poor; to be reduced to poverty​
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きゅうつう 窮すれば通ず
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1. necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one​Proverb
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きゅう 窮する
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Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
1. to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be at one's wit's end; to be in a dilemma; to not know what to (do, say, etc)​
Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
2. to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty​
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Kanji — 1 found

10.212642215840937
15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
窮
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Kun: きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
On: キュウ、 キョウ
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Sentences — 2 found

  • jreibun/8413/1
      どの国でも
    • ふくし福祉
    • せいかく政策
      • の始まりは、生活に
    • こんきゅう困窮
      • する
    • ひんみん貧民
      • を
    • きゅうさい救済
      • することだったと言われている。
    It is said that the beginning of welfare policy in any country was to provide relief to the poor who were in distress. — Jreibun
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