Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma

    家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
    If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
  2. to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

Also written 進退きわまる【しんたいきわまる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

advance, proceed, progress, promote

Kun
すす.むすす.める
On
シン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
142 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

のぶ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-8, 3-2-8SKIP code
2q8.1The Kanji Dictionary
3030.1Four corner code
2475deroo
9032Unicode hex code
1-31-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4709Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6073New Nelson (John Haig)
3121New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3873Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
561Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
175A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1503Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38943PMorohashi
326A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259sakade
262Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
343henshall3
378Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
156crowley
267Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
702Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
568Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
退
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Kun
しりぞ.くしりぞ.けるひ.くの.くの.けるど.く
On
タイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
424 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.3The Kanji Dictionary
3730.3Four corner code
3865deroo
9000Unicode hex code
1-34-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4684Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6040New Nelson (John Haig)
3094New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3838Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2665Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1465Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1575Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
613A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1236AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
459Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38839PMorohashi
746A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
846Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
865Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
839sakade
954Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769henshall3
703Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
348Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
687Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1477Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tui4Pinyin reading
toeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

Kun
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み
On
キュウキョウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1756 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-12, 2-5-10SKIP code
3m12.4The Kanji Dictionary
3022.7Four corner code
752deroo
7aaeUnicode hex code
1-21-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3337Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4212New Nelson (John Haig)
2358New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1525Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2078Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1326Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1424Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1821A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2573Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1259Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25593Morohashi
1152A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
897Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
919Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1598Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1787Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1675Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1338Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiong2Pinyin reading
gungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level