Memory phrase for the character: 窮

窮

Kanji-Trainer

Meaning

distress, deadlock, suffer, destitute

Pronunciation

 KYŪ
kiwamaru/meru

Explanation

 Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: body 身 and bow 弓

Mnemonic
 
In this hole is a body that is bent like a bow: Somebody is in distress!

Radicals

穴 OpeningIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
身 body
弓 bowPictograph: bow without string.
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!




 Vocabulary

窮地 きゅうち  dilemma, predicament
窮乏 きゅうぼう  poverty
窮屈 きゅうくつ  narrow, tight, stiff, uneasy, constrained

List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer