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ひんこん 貧困
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. poverty; penury; need; destitution​
Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. shortage; lack; want​
Wikipedia definition
3. Poverty​Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the one who lacks basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live in absolute poverty today. Relative poverty refers to lacking a usual or socially acceptable level of resources or income as compared with others within a society or country.
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