godan verb (-su), intransitive verb
Describes a situation where one is cornered, stuck, or unable to find a way out. Often used with に to indicate the cause.
See also: 窮する
Hard pressed for living expenses, he asked his friends for help.
godan verb (-su), intransitive verb
become poor; be reduced to poverty
Literary or old-fashioned way to say falling into poverty. Modern Japanese more often uses 貧乏になる or 困窮する.
事業に失敗して窮す。
He failed in business and was reduced to poverty.