Word Meaning 進退窮まる

しんたいきわまる shintaikiwamaru

進退窮まる is read as しんたいきわまる (shintaikiwamaru) and means to be driven into a corner.

Meaning

English

  1. to be driven into a corner
  2. to be left with nowhere to turn
  3. to be in a dilemma
  4. to be unable to go forward or backward
  5. to be stranded
  6. to get stuck

Reading

Kana

しんたいきわまる

Romaji

shintaikiwamaru

Writing Variants

  • 進退きわまる しんたいきわまる shintaikiwamaru
  • 進退極まる しんたいきわまる shintaikiwamaru
  • 進退谷まる しんたいきわまる shintaikiwamaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 99721 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

進退維谷まる

しんたいこれきわまる

to be driven into a corner

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

しんだい

remaining in one's post or resigning

進退伺い

しんたいうかがい

informal resignation

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

挙措進退

きょそしんたい

behavior

寸進尺退

すんしんしゃくたい

one step forward, many steps backward

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

二進一退

にしんいったい

two steps forward, one step back