Shirabe
困窮 こんきゅう
  • Common
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • intransitive verb

困窮こんきゅう

Common Noun Irregular Intransitive
Español JMdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb pobreza;miseria
English JMdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb poverty;need;destitution
その家族はきわめて困窮していた。
The family lived in the depths of misery.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb having great difficulty with;struggling greatly with;being in distress
彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.

漢字 kanji used

困 quandary, become distressed 7画 · JLPT N 2 窮 hard up, destitute 15画 · JLPT N 1