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苦境

苦況

Reading

Kana: くきょう
Romaji: kukyō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

trouble; crisis; predicament; squeeze; pinch

Kanji

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
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation

Example Sentences

(かれ)苦境(くきょう)()った。
➥He was very badly situated.
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苦境(くきょう)にあるとき(たす)けになるものだ。
➥It helps us in times of difficulty.
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彼女(かのじょ)(おっと)苦境(くきょう)にある(とき)はいつも手助(てだす)けをした。
➥She stood by her husband whenever he was in trouble.
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(かれ)はその苦境(くきょう)克服(こくふく)した。
➥He got over the end.
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零細(れいさい)企業(きぎょう)はインフレで苦境(くきょう)(おちい)っています。
➥Small enterprises are feeling the squeeze of inflation.
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景気(けいき)後退(こうたい)賃金(ちんぎん)生活者(せいかつしゃ)苦境(くきょう)()()みました。
➥The recession has put the crunch on wage laborers.
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