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Kanji 窮: meaning "Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer", readings, stroke order

The kanji 窮 means "Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer". On'yomi: キュウ; kun'yomi: きわめる、きわまる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer
On'yomi
キュウ
Kun'yomi
きわめるきわまる
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 窮

  • 窮屈 きゅうくつ — narrow, tight, formal
  • 窮乏 きゅうぼう — poverty

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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