貧困 (Hinkon) is a Japanese noun meaning “poverty, penury, need, destitution”.
Meanings
- noun, na-adjective, adjectival nounpoverty; penury; need; destitution
- noun, na-adjective, adjectival nounshortage; lack; want
Examples
貧困は勤勉の母。
Want is the mother of industry.
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.
彼らは家族を貧困から守る。
They guard their families from poverty.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).