清貧 (seihin) Japanese meaning: honorable poverty | KotomoraHe chose a life of honorable poverty.
To be content with honest poverty.
Usage patterns
清貧に甘んじるto content oneself with a life of honorable poverty
He never sought fame and lived contentedly in honorable poverty.
清貧を貫くto maintain a life of honorable poverty to the end
The monk maintained a life of honorable poverty his whole life.
清貧の生活を送るto lead a life of honorable poverty
She left the city and chose to lead a life of honorable poverty.
