Konkyuu

困窮 (Konkyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “poverty, need, destitution, having great difficulty with”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpoverty; need; destitution
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhaving great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Examples

  • The family lived in the depths of misery.

  • He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.

  • We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 困窮

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