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    3. 窮状

    窮状

    窮きゅう状じょう

    distress

    KMT8News #18+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    きゅうじょう

    Noun

    1.
    distress, wretched condition

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    彼かれの窮きゅう状じょうを知しり、助たすけたいと思おもった。

    Knowing his distress, I wanted to help him.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    経けい済ざい的てきな窮きゅう状じょうから抜ぬけ出だすのは容よう易いではない。

    It is not easy to escape from a wretched financial condition.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょは家か族ぞくの窮きゅう状じょうを訴うったえ、支し援えんを求もとめた。

    She appealed for her family's distress and sought support.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    報ほう告こく書しょは、被ひ災さい地ちの深しん刻こくな窮きゅう状じょうを詳しょう細さいに伝つたえていた。

    The report conveyed in detail the severe distress of the disaster-stricken area.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    多おおくの国くにで、貧ひん困こんによる人ひと々びとの窮きゅう状じょうが社しゃ会かい問もん題だいとなっている。

    In many countries, the wretched condition of people due to poverty has become a social issue.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    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
    状
    status quo・conditions・circumstances・form・appearance
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