貧困 (ひんこん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

貧困 (ひんこん) means poverty / severe lack of money.

See example sentences below.

貧困 at a glance

貧困

ひんこんhinkon

N1noun

poverty / severe lack of money

貧困ひんこんhinkonN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

poverty / severe lack of money

Example 1

その地域では貧困が深刻な問題です。

Translation

Poverty is a serious problem in that area.

Example 2

貧困のために学校に行けない子どもがいる。

Translation

There are children who can't go to school due to poverty.