Japanese symbol for “dilemma”
窮地
きゅうち
Romaji: kyuuchi
dilemma; predicament
In Japanese, dilemma is 窮地, read きゅうち (kyuuchi).
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Meanings
- n dilemma; predicament
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dilemma”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苦境 | くきょう kukyou | difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament |
| ジレンマ | ジレンマ jirenma | dilemma |
| 両刀論法 | りょうとうろんぽう ryoutouronpou | dilemma |
| 死地 | しち shichi | dilemma; predicament; inescapable situation |
| 困却 | こんきゃく konkyaku | perplexity; dilemma |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow; tight; cramped |
| 困窮 | こんきゅう konkyuu | poverty; need; destitution |
| 窮状 | きゅうじょう kyuujou | distress; wretched condition |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう kyuubou | poverty; destitution; privation |
| 窮余 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | extremity; desperation |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dilemma”.
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