Meaning of 進退窮まる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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進退窮まる, 進退きわまる
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Kana Readingしんたいきわまる
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Romajishintaikiwamaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- to be at a loss; to be in a corner
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Example Sentences
進退窮まる, 進退きわまる, しんたいきわまる used in context
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進退きわまった。
I am in a tight place.
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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.
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お金のために、愛してもいない男との生活をつづけるならば、すっかり失望して、進退きわまる時が将来やってくることだろう。
If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will be utterly frustrated and between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Kanji found in this word
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
On: キュウ, キョウ
Kun: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み
15 strokes
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
On: タイ
Kun: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く
9 strokes
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