noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to economic hardship, lack of money or resources. Often used in formal or social contexts.
We support people suffering from poverty.
We provide education to children from impoverished families.
noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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.
The plan suffers from a lack of ideas.
Many children are suffering from poverty.
This work shows a poverty of imagination.
The company went bankrupt and the family fell into poverty.
She worked hard and escaped poverty.
貧困 means poverty or destitution, the direct opposite of 富's sense of wealth and abundance.
poverty line
poor person; the poor; the needy