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56 窮 Destitute

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Radical Combination

  • 穴 Hole
  • 身 Body
  • 弓 Bow

Meaning

Primary

Destitute

Mnemonic

Put a hole in someone's body with a bow and they'll become destitute. You put a hole in them. They can't work. They can't take care of their house or their kids. They've lost it all.

Hints

Picture a destitute person wandering in the streets with a hole in their body.

Readings

On’yomi

きゅう, きょう

Kun’yomi

きわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You see this destitute person and decide to give them a cucumber (きゅう). They don't even remember that they're supposed to eat those, so they shove it in the hole you made with your bow.

Hints

Picture a destitute person, sitting on the street, holding a cucumber. Putting the cucumber in their hole. Crying.

Found In Vocabulary

  • 窮地
    • きゅうち
    • Dilemma
  • 窮状
    • きゅうじょう
    • Distress
  • 窮乏
    • きゅうぼう
    • Poverty
  • 困窮
    • こんきゅう
    • Poverty
  • 窮屈
    • きゅうくつ
    • Tight
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