Word details

貧窮

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧窮.

Dictionary

Entry

貧窮んきゅうNoun~の Adj.Intransitive~する VerbFreq #49934
1

great poverty

Examples
大統領は国民に貧窮や病気との戦いで団結するように呼びかけた。
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

poverty, poor

11 strokesFrequency 1,211JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ヒンビン

Kun

まず.しい

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

15 strokesFrequency 1,756JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キュウキョウ

Kun

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

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