ワープア

noun

working poor

Abbreviation of ワーキングプア. Refers to people who work but remain in poverty.

See also: ワーキングプア

• 彼かれはワープアで、毎まい月つきの家や賃ちんを払はらうのがやっとだ。

  He is one of the working poor and barely manages to pay his rent each month.

• ワープア問もん題だいは社しゃ会かいの大おおきな課か題だいだ。

  The issue of the working poor is a major social challenge.