きゅうぼう

窮乏

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

poverty•destitution•privation•indigence•penury

Example Sentences

飢饉が人(ひとびと)々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。

Famine caused great distress among the people.

彼(かれ)はそんな窮乏の中(なか)でどうやって暮らしていたのか。

How did he make his living in such poverty?

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

キュウ / きわ.める

destitution, scarce, limited

ボウ / とぼ.しい