困こん窮きゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

poverty; destitution; being in need

Refers to being in serious financial or material hardship. Common collocations include 生活に困窮する and 困窮世帯.

• 物ぶっ価かの上じょう昇しょうで、多おおくの世せ帯たいが生せい活かつに困こん窮きゅうしている。

  Because of rising prices, many households are struggling to make ends meet.

• 失しつ業ぎょう後ご、彼かれはたちまち困こん窮きゅうに陥おちいった。

  After losing his job, he quickly fell into poverty.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

struggle greatly with; be hard pressed; be in distress

Used in the pattern ～に困窮する for being seriously troubled or hard pressed by a shortage, problem, or difficult situation. It is more formal and heavier than 困る.

• 中ちゅう小しょう企き業ぎょうは資し金きん繰ぐりに困こん窮きゅうしている。

  Small and medium-sized businesses are struggling greatly with cash flow.

• 被ひ災さい地ちでは、今いまも医い薬やく品ひんの不ふ足そくに困こん窮きゅうしている。

  In the disaster-stricken area, people are still in serious distress over the shortage of medical supplies.