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窮 means 'reach an extreme'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1794   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-32    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 35 words   Used in 52 words   Used in 3 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キュウ
Kun
   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわめる to go to extremes
Additional readings
On    キョウ
Kun    きわまり   きわみ
Variants
穷 (Chinese)  
Notes
Lower element exists as a rare kanji, 躬 (body; self)
Components
⿱  穴 hole  ⿰  身 body  弓 bow  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 窮 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 窮 is used 52 times, read 2 ways.
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キュウ : 42 words FIND ALL
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poverty; distress
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きわまる : 10 words FIND ALL
expression, adverb
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An additional きわ.める less common words include 窮 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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窮
キュウ   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわめる to go to extremes   
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身
シン   み body, person   
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
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