Word Meaning 窮鼠 (Kyuuso): Cornered Animal, Cornered Rat

Meaning

English

cornered animal
cornered rat

Reading

Kana

きゅうそ

Romaji

kyuuso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

窮鼠噛猫

きゅうそごうびょう

a cornered rat will bite the cat

窮鼠猫をかむ

きゅうそねこをかむ

a cornered rat will bite a cat

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

窮すれば通ず

きゅうすればつうず

necessity is the mother of invention

Example Sentences

2

窮鼠猫を噛む。

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」

"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"