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Japanese symbol for “cornered”

Romaji: kyuutsui
cornered; driven to the wall

In Japanese, cornered is , read (kyuutsui).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt cornered; driven to the wall

Kanji and stroke order

hard up, destitute, suffer
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 · JLPT 1
chase, drive away, follow
on: ツイ
kun: お.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうくつ kyuukutsunarrow; tight; cramped
こんきゅう konkyuupoverty; need; destitution
きゅうち kyuuchidilemma; predicament
きゅうじょう kyuujoudistress; wretched condition
きゅうぼう kyuuboupoverty; destitution; privation
きゅうよ kyuuyoextremity; desperation
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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