貧困

ひんこん

poverty, lack

Also:shortage

What does 貧困 mean?

貧困 is a Japanese noun meaning poverty, lack in English. It can also be translated as shortage depending on context. It is written as 貧困 in kanji, ひんこん in hiragana, and hinkon in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

人々は貧困に苦しんだ。

People were ground down by poverty.