窮乏
きゅうぼう
kyuubou
JMdict entry #1230120
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はそんな窮乏の中でどうやって暮らしていたのか。
kare ha son'na kyuubou no naka de dou yaxtsu te kurashi te i ta no ka 。
How did he make his living in such poverty?
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
kikin ga hitobito ni hidoi kyuubou wo motarashi ta 。
Famine caused great distress among the people.