Word Meaning 窮地に陥る

きゅうちにおちいる kyuuchi ni ochiiru

窮地に陥る is read as きゅうちにおちいる (kyuuchi ni ochiiru) and means to be caught in a dilemma.

Meaning

English

to be caught in a dilemma
to get into a scrape

Reading

Kana

きゅうちにおちいる

Romaji

kyuuchi ni ochiiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 121947 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

窮地

きゅうち

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

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

陥る

おちいる

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

意地張る

いじばる

to be stubborn