Word Meaning 窮地

きゅうち kyuuchi

窮地 is read as きゅうち (kyuuchi) and means dilemma.

Meaning

English

  1. dilemma
  2. predicament

Reading

Kana

きゅうち

Romaji

kyuuchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 15247 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

窮地に陥る

きゅうちにおちいる

to be caught in a dilemma

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

墓地

ぼち

cemetery

基地

きち

base (military, expedition, etc.)

沼地

ぬまち

marshland

敷地

しきち

site

盆地

ぼんち

basin (e.g. between mountains)

発祥地

はっしょうち

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism)

市街地

しがいち

town area

Example Sentences

3

かれはきゅうちにおちいった。

He fell into a predicament.

Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.

Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.