切羽詰まる せっぱつまる to be at one's wits' end #22,878 Meanings also 切羽詰る godan verb, intransitive to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; to be packed to the hilt Its kanji 切 セツ、サイ · き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ cut, cutoff, be sharp 羽 ウ · は、わ、はね feathers, counter for birds, rabbits 詰 キツ、キチ · つ.める、つ.め、-づ.め、つ.まる、つ.む packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame