Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 困窮(こんきゅう) in Japanese

困窮
Kana Reading
こんきゅう
Romaji
konkyū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    poverty; distress
    Example sentence
    彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。 He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.

Examples of 困窮, こんきゅう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

窮 JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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困 JLPT 3

7 strokes

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: こま.る

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