Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 窮地(きゅうち) in Japanese

窮地
Kana Reading
きゅうち
Romaji
kyūchi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dilemma; predicament
    Example sentence
    まさかそのような窮地に立たされているとは露知らず Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.

Examples of 窮地, きゅうち in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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