Lingaku窮す【きゅうす】
- to be hard pressed; to be at a losssee also 窮する
- to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
Godan verb with 'su' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 窮す【きゅうす】
- きゅうす
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
- to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
This meaning refers to a situation where someone feels overwhelmed or unable to respond effectively, often due to pressure or challenging circumstances.
I was at a loss and couldn't come up with an answer.
This meaning describes a decline in financial status, indicating that someone has lost their wealth or resources and is now struggling economically.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きゅう窮すにおちいる陥るto fall into hard timesきゅう窮すのじょうきょう状況a situation of being hard pressedきゅう窮すのすえ末at the end of one’s witsきゅう窮すにおいこまれる追い込まれるto be driven to desperationきゅう窮すしきりのなか中でin the midst of hardshipきゅう窮すのためにdue to being at a lossきゅう窮すのかんじょう感情feeling of being at a lossきゅう窮すにおちいった陥ったせいかつ生活a life fallen into povertyきゅう窮すにたいしょ対処するto cope with hard timesきゅう窮すのなか中でいきる生きるto live in hardship