きゅう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)
1. to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
2. to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
Kanji used
reach a limit
Pitch accent
きゅ
うす
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
in Geldverlegenheit sein; in ärmlichen Verhältnissen sein; in Verlegenheit sein; sich nicht mehr zu helfen wissen; in der Klemme sein; mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen
necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over