Word Meaning 窮す

きゅうす kyuusu

窮す is read as きゅうす (kyuusu) and means to be hard pressed.

Meaning

English

to be hard pressed
to be at a loss
to become poor
to be reduced to poverty

Reading

Kana

きゅうす

Romaji

kyuusu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137767 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

窮余の一策

きゅうよのいっさく

desperate measure

窮措大

きゅうそだい

poor student (scholar)

窮民

きゅうみん

poor people

窮余の策

きゅうよのさく

desperate measure

窮すれば通ず

きゅうすればつうず

necessity is the mother of invention

困窮

こんきゅう

having great difficulty with

無窮動

むきゅうどう

moto perpetuo