Dictionary: “窮乏”

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

Famine caused great distress among the people.

Kun/On information

窮

On: きゅう;きょう
Kun: きわ.める;きわ.まる;きわ.まり;きわ.み
Stroke count: 15

・hard up

・destitute

・suffer

・perplexed

・cornered

乏

On: ぼう
Kun: とぼ.しい;とも.しい
Stroke count: 4

・destitution

・scarce

・limited