JLPT N1 · な-adjective

窮屈 (kyuukutsu)

窮屈 (きゅうくつ, kyuukutsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “narrow; tight”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きゅうくつ
Romaji: kyuukutsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

narrow; tight; cramped · な-adjective, noun
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid · な-adjective, noun
constrained; uncomfortable · な-adjective, noun
tight (e.g. finances) · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。

Train compartments soon get cramped.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 窮屈

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	窮屈だ	きゅうくつだ kyuukutsuda
Present (polite)	窮屈です	きゅうくつです kyuukutsudesu
Negative	窮屈じゃない	きゅうくつじゃない kyuukutsujanai
Past	窮屈だった	きゅうくつだった kyuukutsudatta
Negative past	窮屈じゃなかった	きゅうくつじゃなかった kyuukutsujanakatta
Te-form	窮屈で	きゅうくつで kyuukutsude
Before a noun	窮屈な	きゅうくつな kyuukutsuna
Adverb (~ni)	窮屈に	きゅうくつに kyuukutsuni

Kanji in 窮屈

窮

hard up, destitute, sufferキュウ・キョウ・きわ.める・きわ.まる · 15 strokes

屈

yield, bend, flinchクツ・かが.む・かが.める · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 窮屈.

窮乏きゅうぼうpoverty退屈たいくつtedious屈折くっせつbending理屈りくつtheory

Source: JMdict entry 1230080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.