noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
great poverty; destitution
A formal, somewhat literary term for severe poverty or destitution. Often used in written or serious contexts.
その国は長年の戦争で貧窮にあえいでいる。
The country is suffering from great poverty due to years of war.
彼は貧
He worked desperately to escape a life of destitution.