Word Meaning 窮境

Listen to 窮屈

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

Listen to 窮乏

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

Listen to 窮地

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma

Listen to 窮状

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

Listen to 窮余

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

Listen to 窮理学

窮理学

きゅうりがく

(Western) physics

Listen to 窮余の一策

窮余の一策

きゅうよのいっさく

desperate measure

Listen to 窮措大

窮措大

きゅうそだい

poor student (scholar)

Listen to 窮民

窮民

きゅうみん

poor people

Listen to 窮余の策

窮余の策

きゅうよのさく

desperate measure

Listen to 窮理

窮理

きゅうり

branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship

Listen to 窮すれば通ず

窮すれば通ず

きゅうすればつうず

necessity is the mother of invention