This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

窮地

Reading

Kana: きゅうち
Romaji: kyūchi
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Definition

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dilemma; predicament

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth

Example Sentences

窮地(きゅうち)から足掻(あが)()る。
➥He will wriggle out of the fix.
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まさかそのような窮地(きゅうち)()たされているとは露知(ろし)らず。
➥Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.
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我々(われわれ)(かれ)らの(みせ)失敗(しっぱい)だと(おも)っていたが、(いま)窮地(きゅうち)(だっ)して、商売(しょうばい)拡張(かくちょう)するまでになっている。
➥We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded.
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その大臣(だいじん)不正(ふせい)取引(とりひき)によって窮地(きゅうち)()ちました。
➥The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.
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ボーイフレンドが職場(しょくば)電話(でんわ)をかけてきたために、彼女(かのじょ)窮地(きゅうち)(おちい)った。
➥She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work.
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人間楽(にんげんらく)ばかりしてるとだめになる。たまには、自分(じぶん)自分(じぶん)(くび)をしめるくらい窮地(きゅうち)()()むのもありだと(おも)う。
➥Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.
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