きゅう
窮
くつ
屈

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. narrow, tight, cramped.
  2. formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid.
  3. constrained, uncomfortable.
  4. tight (e.g. finances).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
窮
くつ
屈
 窮屈 きゅうくつ ✔

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)
yield, bend, flinch
クツ　くっ　かが.む (Early Jr. High, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
exit, leave, go out
で.る　だ.す　シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)