Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 窮乏(きゅうぼう) in Japanese

窮乏
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
きゅうぼう
Romaji
kyūbō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
    Example sentence
    彼はそんな窮乏の中でどうやって暮らしていたのか。 How did he make his living in such poverty?

Examples of 窮乏, きゅうぼう 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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乏 JLPT 1

4 strokes

destitution, scarce, limited

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi: とぼ.しい, とも.しい

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