“Poverty” in Japanese
Short answer
Poverty in Japanese is “困窮” (konkyuu). Full meaning: poverty, need, destitution; having great difficulty with, struggling greatly with, being in distress.
Other ways to say “Poverty” in Japanese
貧困
hinkon poverty, penury, need, destitution; shortage, lack, want
窮乏
kyuubou poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury
貧
hin poverty, penury, want, need
乏しき
toboshiki poverty
金欠病
kinketsubyou poverty
不自由
fujiyuu discomfort, inconvenience; poverty, want, destitution; inability, disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.), nonfluency (in a language)
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