Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 窮すれば通ず(きゅうすればつうず) in Japanese

窮すれば通ず
Kana Reading
きゅうすればつうず
Romaji
kyūsurebatsūzu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    Necessity is the mother of invention; There is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one
    Example sentence
    窮すれば通ず Necessity is the mother of invention.

Examples of 窮すれば通ず, きゅうすればつうず in a sentence

  • 窮すれば通ず

    Necessity is the mother of invention.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ツウ, ツ

Kun'Yomi: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う

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