ことばにきゅうする

言葉に窮する

to be at a loss for words

N3Expression

Expression, Suru verb (special class)

to be at a loss for words

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は言葉に窮した。

He didn't know how to express himself.

私(わたし)は言葉に窮した。

I didn't know how to express myself.

結婚してくれと言われたとき、私(わたし)は言葉に窮した。

Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.

say, word

ゲン / い.う

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

ヨウ / は

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

キュウ / きわ.める