窮地

• 読み: きゅうち
• ローマ字: kyuuchi
• 漢字の分解: 窮 (kyuu) — cornered, at an end; 地 (chi) — ground, place, position, state
• 発音: /kʲɯː.tɕi/

意味

Predicament; dilemma; a desperate situation from which there is no obvious escape. Implies being cornered with severely limited options.

A noun describing a perilous impasse or desperate corner. Collocates strongly with 陥る (to fall into), 救う (to rescue from), and 脱する (to escape from). While 窮状 describes a state of hardship more broadly, 窮地 emphasises being trapped or cornered — a specific crisis with no easy exit. Common in narrative, business, and everyday speech.

例文

1. 資金繰りが悪化し、会社は深刻な窮地に陥った。
2. 彼は機転を利かせて、交渉の窮地を見事に脱した。
3. 友人が窮地に陥ったとき、迷わず手を差し伸べるのが本当の友情だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday, narrative, business

トーン: urgent

起源と歴史

Compound of 窮 (cornered, exhausted) and 地 (ground, place, position). The image is of standing on terrain with no way forward — trapped in a desperate position.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal