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困窮 こんきゅう konkyuu

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb poverty; need; destitution
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Kanji in this word

quandary, become, distressed
hard, up, destitute

Example sentences

彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。
kare ha shigoto wo kubi ni naxtsu te kara konkyuu shi te iru 。
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.
市は困窮者に毛布を支給した。
shi ha konkyuu sha ni moufu wo shikyuu shi ta 。
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
市は困窮者に毛布を供給した。
shi ha konkyuu sha ni moufu wo kyoukyuu shi ta 。
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
我々は財政的に困窮していた。要するに破産したのだ。
wareware ha zaisei teki ni konkyuu shi te i ta 。 yousuru ni hasan shi ta no da 。
We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
その家族はきわめて困窮していた。
sono kazoku ha kiwamete konkyuu shi te i ta 。
The family lived in the depths of misery.
彼らは困窮者に毛布を供給した。
kare ra ha konkyuu sha ni moufu wo kyoukyuu shi ta 。
The city supplied the needy with blankets.

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