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困窮

Reading

Kana: こんきゅう
Romaji: konkyū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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poverty; distress

Kanji

Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

Example Sentences

()困窮者(こんきゅうしゃ)毛布(もうふ)支給(しきゅう)した。
➥The city supplied the needy with blankets.
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(かれ)らは困窮者(こんきゅうしゃ)毛布(もうふ)供給(きょうきゅう)した。
➥The city supplied the needy with blankets.
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(かれ)仕事(しごと)をくびになってから困窮(こんきゅう)している。
➥He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.
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()困窮者(こんきゅうしゃ)毛布(もうふ)供給(きょうきゅう)した。
➥The city supplied the needy with blankets.
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その家族(かぞく)はきわめて困窮(こんきゅう)していた。
➥The family lived in the depths of misery.
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我々(われわれ)財政的(ざいせいてき)困窮(こんきゅう)していた。(よう)するに破産(はさん)したのだ。
➥We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
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