貧困
N1ひんこん
[hinkon]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
poverty; penury; need; destitution
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
shortage; lack; want
Example Sentences
貧困問題の解決には教育の充実が不可欠だ。
Enriching education is essential to solving the problem of poverty.
貧困層への支援策が新たに打ち出された。
New support measures for the impoverished were announced.
子供の貧困率が先進国の中でも高い水準にある。
The child poverty rate is at a high level even among developed countries.