窮地(きゅうち)

きゅうち
noun
predicament; dire situation; tight spot
1. predicament; dire situation; tight spot
a difficult situation from which escape seems impossible
窮地(きゅうち)に陥(おちい)った。
I fell into a predicament.
窮地(きゅうち)を脱(だっ)する方法(ほうほう)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a way to escape this predicament.
彼(かれ)は何度(なんど)も窮地(きゅうち)を乗(の)り越(こ)えてきた。
He has overcome many dire situations.

A formal word for a desperate situation from which escape seems very difficult.

WORD FORMATION:
窮(きゅう) (cornered, exhausted) + 地(ち) (ground, position)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 窮地(きゅうち)に陥(おちい)る: to fall into a predicament
  • 窮地(きゅうち)に立(た)たされる: to be placed in a tight spot
  • 窮地(きゅうち)を脱(だっ)する: to escape a predicament
  • 窮地(きゅうち)に追(お)い込(こ)む: to drive someone into a corner
  • 窮地(きゅうち)を乗(の)り越(こ)える: to overcome a dire situation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ピンチ: pinch, tight spot (casual, loanword)
  • 苦境(くきょう): difficult circumstances (slightly less severe)
  • 危機(きき): crisis (focuses on danger)
  • 窮地(きゅうち) is more literary and dramatic than ピンチ.
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:49
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