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“Living in poverty” in Japanese

Short answer
落魄 rakuhaku らくはく

Living in poverty in Japanese is “落魄” (rakuhaku). Full meaning: being reduced to poverty, living in poverty, coming down in the world, straitened (reduced) circumstances.

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