窮すれば通ず。

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窮すれば通ず。

English Translation

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Furigana

窮(きゅう)すれば通(つう)ず。

Romanji

Kyūsureba tsūzu.

Words

通ずる (つうずる)

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with); to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored; to be good; to be well versed in; to be well-informed; to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy); to form a liaison; to be intimate

Kanji

窮

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

通

Readings: ツウ、ツ、とお.る、とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、 -どお.し、かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.