Word Meaning 進退維谷まる

しんたいこれきわまる shintaikorekiwamaru

進退維谷まる 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

進退これ谷まる しんたいこれきわまる shintaikorekiwamaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 54876 Priority I

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

進退去就

しんたいきょしゅう

one's course of action

進行性骨化性線維異形成症

しんこうせいこつかせいせんいいけいせいしょう

fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue)

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