Word details

窮屈

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窮屈.

Dictionary

Entry

窮屈ゅうくつNoun~な Adj.Freq #6658
1

narrow; tight; cramped

Examples
列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
Train compartments soon get cramped.
2

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid

3

constrained; uncomfortable

4

tight (e.g. finances)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

15 strokesFrequency 1,756JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キュウキョウ

Kun

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

yield, bend, flinch, submit

8 strokesFrequency 1,434JLPT N1Grade 8

On

クツ

Kun

かが.むかが.める

Nanori

くっ

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