困窮

こんきゅう

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with

Common word

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
poverty; need; destitution
having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Example sentences

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.
彼かれは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.
我々われわれは財政的ざいせいてきに困窮こんきゅうしていた。要ようするに破産はさんしたのだ。

We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.