Word Meaning 窮すれば通ず

きゅうすればつうず kyuusurebatsuuzu

窮すれば通ず is read as きゅうすればつうず (kyuusurebatsuuzu) and means necessity is the mother of invention.

Meaning

English

  1. necessity is the mother of invention
  2. there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one

Reading

Kana

きゅうすればつうず

Romaji

kyuusurebatsuuzu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 118238 Priority S

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

融通

ゆずう

lending (money, commodities, etc.)

貫き通す

ぬきとおす

to go through

交通事故

こうつうじこ

traffic accident