What does 窮乏 mean?
窮乏 is a Japanese noun meaning “poverty” in English. It is written as 窮乏 in kanji, きゅうぼう in hiragana, and kyuubou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
Famine caused great distress among the people.