窮乏
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窮乏
1
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
Examples
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
Famine caused great distress among the people.
Kanji in this Word
窮
15 strokes
Frequency: 1756
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
hard up
destitute
suffer
perplexed
cornered
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
キョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きわ.める
きわ.まる
きわ.まり
きわ.み
乏
3 strokes
Frequency: 1646
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
destitution
scarce
limited
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とぼ.しい
とも.しい
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