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貧困

Reading

Kana: ひんこん
Romaji: hinkon
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

poor; needy

2

lacking; meagre; meager

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed

Example Sentences

貧困(ひんこん)勤勉(きんべん)(はは)
➥Want is the mother of industry.
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貧困者(ひんこんしゃ)乞食(こじき)をしていた。
➥The pauper was begging for a living.
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(おお)くの病気(びょうき)貧困(ひんこん)から(しょう)じる。
➥Many diseases result from poverty.
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人々(ひとびと)貧困(ひんこん)(くる)しんだ。
➥People were ground down by poverty.
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(かれ)らは家族(かぞく)貧困(ひんこん)から(まも)る。
➥They guard their families from poverty.
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人口(じんこう)増加(ぞうか)こそが貧困(ひんこん)(まね)いた。
➥It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.
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