EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 56
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    narrow; tight; cramped

    列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
    Train compartments soon get cramped.
  2. formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid

  3. constrained; uncomfortable

  4. tight (e.g. finances)

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yield, bend, flinch, submit

Kun
かが.むかが.める
On
クツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1434 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

くっ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3r5.2The Kanji Dictionary
7727.2Four corner code
3776deroo
5c48Unicode hex code
1-22-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1386Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1415New Nelson (John Haig)
3079New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3821Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2652Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1060Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1140Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1584A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1629Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7669Morohashi
1188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1802Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1940Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1166Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
349Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
528Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1069Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu1Pinyin reading
gulKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level