Word Meaning 進退これ谷まる

しんたいこれきわまる shintaikorekiwamaru

進退これ谷まる is read as しんたいこれきわまる (shintaikorekiwamaru) and means to be driven into a corner.

Meaning

English

to be driven into a corner
to be left with nowhere to turn
to be in a dilemma

Reading

Kana

しんたいこれきわまる

Romaji

shintaikorekiwamaru

Writing Variants

進退維谷まる しんたいこれきわまる shintaikorekiwamaru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 65090 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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進退窮まる

しんたいきわまる

to be driven into a corner

進退伺い

しんたいうかがい

informal resignation

進退

しんたい

remaining in one's post or resigning

進退去就

しんたいきょしゅう

one's course of action

進むも地獄退くも地獄

すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく

between the devil and the deep blue sea

進退問題

しんたいもんだい

a question of whether or not someone should resign

進退両難

しんたいりょうなん

being driven to the wall

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating

出処進退

しゅっしょしんたい

staying in one's position or resigning

挙措進退

きょそしんたい

behavior

二進一退

にしんいったい

two steps forward, one step back

寸進尺退

すんしんしゃくたい

one step forward, many steps backward