NichiDict

落魄

らくはく
[rakuhaku]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances

Examples

かつての名門が落魄して見る影もない。

The once-prestigious family has fallen into poverty and is a shadow of its former self.

落魄の身で故郷に戻ることを恥じた。

They were ashamed to return home in their impoverished state.

事業の失敗により落魄した生活を送っている。

Due to business failure, they are living an impoverished life.