窮 to be in trouble

穴 (hole) + 弓 (bow) + 身 ((one's own) flesh)
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15 strokes
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Onyomi

KYUU

CUTE guys are nothing but trouble.

Mnemonic

When a bow shoots a hole in your flesh, you bet your ass you're in trouble.

Kunyomi

( が ) きわ*まる To be caught in a dillema, to have your back to the wall, to the point where there seems to be no hope. Almost never used.
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Jukugo

窮地(きゅうち) に

FUCKED ★☆☆☆☆
窮 (to be in trouble) + 地 (area) = 窮地 (FUCKED)

to be up a creek, in a predicament, painted into a corner, fucked.

窮屈(きゅうくつ) な

tight-assed. ★☆☆☆☆
窮 (to be in trouble) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 窮屈 (tight-assed. )

:stiff or formal, tight-assed.

Synonyms

extremes
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