窮 = 弓 + 穴 + 身

窮 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hard up”. It is built from 弓 (bow), 穴 (hole) and 身 (somebody). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1424.

Keyword: hard up
RTK frame: 1424
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キュウ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: сильно
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 窮 poor

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 窮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bow” + “hole” + “somebody”. 窮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 窮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.