What does 窮屈 mean?
窮屈 is a Japanese noun meaning “narrow, tight, formal” in English. It can also be translated as “formal, constrained, tight (e.g. finances)” depending on context. It is written as 窮屈 in kanji, きゅうくつ in hiragana, and kyuukutsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
Train compartments soon get cramped.