貧困
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧困
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
Kanji in this Word
貧
11 strokes
Frequency: 1211
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
poverty
poor
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒン
ビン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まず.しい
困
7 strokes
Frequency: 843
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
quandary
become distressed
annoyed
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こま.る
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