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.

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)つ - to be 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 into a corner

RELATED TERMS:

  • 苦境(くきょう) - difficult circumstances
  • 危機(きき) - crisis
  • {ピンチ} - pinch, predicament (casual)
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50
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