Word Meaning 窮屈

きゅうくつ kyuukutsu

窮屈 is read as きゅうくつ (kyuukutsu) and means tight (e.g. finances).

Meaning

English

  1. tight (e.g. finances)
  2. constrained
  3. uncomfortable
  4. narrow
  5. tight
  6. cramped
  7. formal
  8. stiff

Reading

Kana

きゅうくつ

Romaji

kyuukutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 安楽,自由 Rank 6639 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

窮屈袋

きゅうくつぶくろ

hakama

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

理屈

りくつ

theory

退屈

たいくつ

to feel bored

不屈

ふくつ

persistence

卑屈

ひくつ

servile

立位体前屈

りついたいぜんくつ

bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground

子宮後屈

しきゅうこうくつ

retroversion of the uterus

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble

Example Sentences

2

このくつはすこしきゅうくつだ。

These shoes are a little tight.

とかいでのせいかつはきゅうくつにかんじる。

Living in the city feels stifling.