困窮 こんきゅう
konkyū

Noun
Suru Verb

1. poverty; need; destitution

Intransitive
その家族 かぞくはきわめて困窮 こんきゅうしていた。
sono kazokuwa kiwamete konkyū shite ita.
The family lived in the depths of misery.
Noun
Suru Verb

2. having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Intransitive
かれ仕事 しごとをくびになってから困窮 こんきゅうしている。
karewa shigotō kubini nattekara konkyū shite iru.
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.