Keyword
reach a limit
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1424
Readings
きわ
(2%)
Composed of
hole
one's body
bow (weapon)
Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dilemma; predicament
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
Examples (26 in total)
It must be that they loosened the obi because it was too tight.
This narrow box is a bit cramped for fighting.
I think you will feel somewhat constrained for a while.