Japanese symbol for “destitution”
貧困
ひんこん
Romaji: hinkon
poverty; penury; need; destitution
In Japanese, destitution is 貧困, read ひんこん (hinkon).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n poverty; penury; need; destitution
- adj-na, adj-no, n shortage; lack; want
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “destitution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 困窮 | こんきゅう konkyuu | poverty; need; destitution |
| 極貧 | ごくひん gokuhin | destitution |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう kyuubou | poverty; destitution; privation |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう fujiyuu | poverty; want; destitution |
| 貧寒 | ひんかん hinkan | destitution; misery; meagerness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貧しい | まずしい mazushii | poor; needy |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう binbou | poverty-stricken; destitute; poor |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく hinjaku | poor; meagre; meager |
| 貧富 | ひんぷ hinpu | wealth and poverty; rich and poor |
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty; hardship; trouble |
| 困る | こまる komaru | to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix |
| 困惑 | こんわく konwaku | bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment |
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