困窮 | Japanese meaning

困窮【こんきゅう】

Frequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

poverty; need; destitution
having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Forms

困窮【こんきゅう】Frequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.
こんきゅう

Generated definitions (experimental)

poverty; need; destitution

This meaning refers to a state of severe lack in financial resources or basic necessities, often leading to hardship and suffering.

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He grew up in a family experiencing poverty.

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There are many people in need in that area.

having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

This meaning emphasizes the emotional or physical struggle someone faces, indicating an overwhelming sense of distress or challenge in their life situation.

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She is struggling greatly with the stress from her job.

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He is in distress due to his illness.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to experience hardshipto fall into povertya person in needstate of destitutioneconomic hardshipto rescue from povertya life of destitutionto appeal for help due to hardshipsocial destitutioncauses of poverty

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

6 results

1. 。

The city supplied the needy with blankets.

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2. 。

He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.

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3. 。

The city supplied the needy with blankets.

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4. 。

The city supplied the needy with blankets.

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5. 。。

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

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6. 。

The family lived in the depths of misery.

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困窮【こんきゅう】

Frequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

poverty; need; destitution
having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Forms

困窮【こんきゅう】Frequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.
こんきゅう

Generated definitions (experimental)

poverty; need; destitution

This meaning refers to a state of severe lack in financial resources or basic necessities, often leading to hardship and suffering.

。

He grew up in a family experiencing poverty.

。

There are many people in need in that area.

having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

This meaning emphasizes the emotional or physical struggle someone faces, indicating an overwhelming sense of distress or challenge in their life situation.