きゅう
窮
ち
地
　
に
おちい
陥
　
る

expression, Godan verb

  1. to be caught in a dilemma, to get into a scrape.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
窮
ち
地
　
に
おちい
陥
　
る
 窮地に陥る きゅうちにおちいる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hard up, destitute, suffer
キュウ　きわ.める　キョウ (Early High School, N1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
body, self
キュウ　キョウ　み (Kentei 1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
collapse, fall into, cave in
おちい.る　カン　おとしい.れる (Early High School, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
old times, old things, old friend
キュウ　ふる.い　もと (5th, N2)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)