苦く境きょう

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きょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to a tough, distressing position or circumstances, often used in news, business, or personal hardship contexts.

苦く境きょうに陥おちいるto fall into a difficult situation
会かい社しゃは資し金きん不ぶ足そくで苦く境きょうに陥おちいった。
The company fell into a difficult situation due to a lack of funds.
苦く境きょうを乗のり越こえるto overcome a predicament
彼かれはさまざまな苦く境きょうを乗のり越こえて成せい功こうした。
He overcame various hardships and succeeded.
苦く境きょうから救すくうto rescue someone from a difficult situation
友ゆう人じんが私わたしを苦く境きょうから救すくってくれた。
A friend rescued me from a difficult situation.
苦く境きょうに追おい込こまれるto be driven into a difficult situation
その企き業ぎょうは競きょう争そう激げき化かで苦く境きょうに追おい込こまれている。
The company has been driven into a difficult situation by intense competition.

困こん難なんN3
困難 is a broader word for difficulty or hardship and is often used adjectivally (困難な), while 苦境 specifically names the distressing situation one is trapped in.
窮きゅう地ち
窮地 emphasizes an urgent, critical tight spot, whereas 苦境 can describe a more prolonged, ongoing hardship.
逆ぎゃっ境きょうN1
逆境 refers more broadly to adverse circumstances or misfortune in life, while 苦境 points to a specific difficult situation someone is currently facing.
ピンチ
ピンチ is a casual, everyday loanword for a tight spot, while 苦境 is more formal and common in news or business contexts.

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難なん場ば
苦境 is the more common, general word for a difficult situation or plight, while 難場 suggests a specific tight spot one must get through.
窮きゅう状じょう
苦境 refers broadly to any difficult or tight situation, while 窮状 specifically describes a visibly pitiable or desperate state such as poverty or disaster damage.
泥どろ沼ぬま
苦境 is a general term for a difficult predicament, while 泥沼 vividly emphasizes being mired and unable to escape.
ジレンマ
ジレンマ specifically means being torn between two undesirable options, whereas 苦境 refers more broadly to any difficult or distressing situation.
羽は目め
苦境 describes a tough, ongoing hardship (often financial or social), whereas 羽目 refers to a sudden, specific awkward situation one 'ends up in'.
困こん窮きゅう
苦境 refers to any difficult predicament and doesn't necessarily involve poverty, while 困窮 specifically implies being seriously pressed by lack of money or resources.
難なん局きょく
苦境 emphasizes ongoing hardship or suffering in a situation, while 難局 focuses on the difficulty of resolving or navigating through it.
危き機きN2
苦境 refers to a personal state of hardship or distress one is stuck in, while 危機 can apply equally to sudden dangerous turning points for individuals or whole systems.

順じゅん境きょう
順境 means favorable circumstances or good fortune, the direct opposite of the distressing situation described by 苦境.

苦く境きょうUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news word.
苦く況きょうUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 苦境.

Compound of 苦 (ku, 'suffering') and 境 (kyō, 'boundary' or 'situation'), literally 'suffering situation'. The reading is on'yomi.