窮
Hard Up
Meanings
Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer, Perplexed, Cornered
On'yomi
きゅう、 きょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
窮 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
窮 (Hard Up) is taught on WaniKani at level 56 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1756 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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