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窮する

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窮する

ゅうする
Intransitive
Freq #20274
1

Suru verb - special class

to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be at one's wit's end; to be in a dilemma; to not know what to (do, say, etc)

2

Suru verb - special class

to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

Kanji in this Word

15 strokes
Frequency: 1756
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

hard up
destitute
suffer
perplexed
cornered

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
キョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きわ.める
きわ.まる
きわ.まり
きわ.み
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