窮 means hard up
destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
A body in a hole: hard up.
On'yomi
- キュウkyuu
- キョウkyou
Kun'yomi
- きわ(める)kiwameru
- きわ(まる)kiwamaru
- きわ(まり)kiwamari
- きわ(み)kiwami
How it's built
- 穴hole
- 躬
Common words
- 窮屈きゅうくつnarrow; tight
- 窮地きゅうちdilemma; predicament
- 窮状きゅうじょうdistress; wretched condition