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    窮きゅう乏ぼう

    poverty

    N1KMT10News #35+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    きゅうぼう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury

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    彼かれは窮きゅう乏ぼう生せい活かつを送おくっていた。

    He was living in poverty.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    戦せん争そうによって、多おおくの人ひと々びとが食しょく料りょうの窮きゅう乏ぼうに苦くるしんだ。

    Many people suffered from food shortages due to the war.

    KMT10HistoryEmotions & Psychology
    経けい済ざいの悪あっ化かは、国こく民みんの生せい活かつを窮きゅう乏ぼうに追おい込こむ可か能のう性せいがある。

    Economic deterioration has the potential to drive citizens' lives into destitution.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは、若わかき日ひの窮きゅう乏ぼうを乗のり越こえ、成せい功こうを収おさめた。

    He overcame the destitution of his youth and achieved success.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    精せい神しん的てきな窮きゅう乏ぼうは、物ぶっ質しつ的てきな貧ひん困こんよりも深しん刻こくな場ば合あいがある。

    Spiritual destitution can sometimes be more serious than material poverty.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    窮
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)
    hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered
    乏
    とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)
    destitution・scarce・limited
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