困窮(こんきゅう)

こんきゅう
noun, suru verb
poverty; destitution; hardship
1. poverty, destitution, hardship
A state of severe financial difficulty or want. More formal and emphatic than 貧乏(びんぼう).
生活(せいかつ)に困窮(こんきゅう)する。
To be in dire financial straits.
困窮(こんきゅう)した家庭(かてい)への支援(しえん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Support for families in hardship is needed.
経済(けいざい)危機(きき)により、多(おお)くの世帯(せたい)が困窮(こんきゅう)状態(じょうたい)に陥(おちい)った。
Due to the economic crisis, many households fell into a state of destitution.

USAGE:
A formal word commonly seen in news, government reports, and social welfare contexts. Used as a noun or with する as a verb (困窮(こんきゅう)する). Stronger and more formal than 貧乏(びんぼう) (poor) or 貧困(ひんこん) (poverty).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 生活(せいかつ)困窮(こんきゅう): living in hardship
  • 困窮(こんきゅう)世帯(せたい): households in poverty
  • 困窮(こんきゅう)状態(じょうたい): state of destitution
  • 経済的(けいざいてき)困窮(こんきゅう): economic hardship
  • 生活(せいかつ)困窮者(こんきゅうしゃ): people in financial hardship
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