Kanji

貧

poverty, poor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒン, ビン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まずしい

Common Readings

ヒン, ビン, まず…しい

Example sentences

貧乏 びんぼう
若い頃は貧乏な生活を送っていた。

I lived a poor life when I was young.

貧しい まずしい
彼は貧しい家庭に育ったが、努力して成功した。

He grew up in a poor family but succeeded through effort.

身を起こす みをおこす
彼は貧しい境遇から身を起こした。

He rose from a poor background to achieve great success.

貧弱 ひんじゃく
このアパートは設備が貧弱で、生活しにくい。

The facilities in this apartment are poor, making it hard to live in.

貧困 ひんこん
彼は貧困に苦しむ人々を助けるために活動している。

He is working to help people suffering from poverty.

根源 こんげん
暴力は、しばしば貧困や教育の欠如といった、社会的な問題の根源から生じる。

Violence often arises from the roots of social issues, such as poverty and lack of education.

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