こんきゅう

困 窮

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive 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.