困苦欠乏

Reading

Kana: こんくけつぼう

Romaji: konkuketsubou

Definition

noun

1

hardships and privations

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

困

Readings: コン、 こま.る

Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed

苦

Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る

Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

乏

Readings: ボウ、 とぼ.しい、 とも.しい

Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited