窮乏きゅうぼう Common Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb poverty;destitution;privation;indigence;penury 飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。 Famine caused great distress among the people.