Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

貧困(ひんこん)poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      1.

      poverty, penury, need, destitution

    2. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      2.

      shortage, lack, want

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    貧困 【ひんこん】

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      政府(せいふ)貧困(ひんこん)家庭(かてい)現金(げんきん)給付(きゅうふ)した。

      The government provided cash benefits to impoverished families. {poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager}

      • N2

      発想(はっそう)貧困(ひんこん)なので、発明(はつめい)()にはなれません。

      Because my imagination is poor, I cannot become an inventor. {poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager}

      • N2

      貧困(ひんこん)(おちい)らないようにバイトを(ふた)()()ちしています。

      I'm working two part-time jobs to avoid falling into poverty. {poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager}

      • N2

      (かれ)毎日(まいにち)(おな)(ふく)()ている。どうやら家庭(かてい)貧困(ひんこん)なようだ。

      He wears the same clothes every day. It seems like his family is poor. {poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager}

      • N2

      貧困(ひんこん)精神(せいしん)(ひと)結婚(けっこん)しようものなら、結婚(けっこん)した(こと)(あと)後悔(こうかい)するだろう。

      If you marry someone with a poor spirit, you will likely regret it later. {poor, needy, lacking, meagre, meager}

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