Word details
貧困
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧困.
Dictionary
Entry
1
poverty; penury; need; destitution
Examples
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.
2
shortage; lack; want
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