貧ひん困こん

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

poverty; destitution

Refers to economic hardship, lack of money or resources. Often used in formal or social contexts.

• 貧ひん困こんに苦くるしむ人ひと々びとを支し援えんする。

  We support people suffering from poverty.

• 貧ひん困こん家か庭ていの子こ供どもたちに教きょう育いくを提てい供きょうする。

  We provide education to children from impoverished families.

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

shortage; lack

Used for a scarcity or deficiency of something abstract, such as ideas, imagination, or resources. Often in compounds like 想像力の貧困.

• その計けい画かくはアイデアの貧ひん困こんに悩なやまされている。

  The plan suffers from a lack of ideas.