► 副詞
細々 [(2)ほそぼそ] meaning: poor rank: 3
☆ 彼等は年金で細々と暮らしている ⇨ They are living very frugally with pensions
► 動詞
窮乏 [きゅうぼう] [窮乏する] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 戦争によって人々は窮乏した ⇨ People struggled to live, find food and essentials, because of the war
食いっぱぐれる [(6)くいっぱぐれる] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は医者だから食いっぱぐれることは絶対にない ⇨ He is a doctor, so he will never be too poor to eat
貧窮 [ひんきゅう] [貧窮する] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 世界中で多くの人達が貧窮している ⇨ Many people in the world are struggling in poverty
► 名詞
貧乏 [(1)びんぼう] [貧乏する] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 彼は生まれて一度も貧乏をしたことがない ⇨ He has never been poor in his life
貧困 [ひんこん] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 3
☆ 彼は貧困の中で育った ⇨ He grew up in poverty
裸一貫 [(4)はだかいっかん] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は裸一貫から財を成した ⇨ He has build his wealth from being naked, nothing but himself
貧乏性 [びんぼうしょう] meaning: poor rank: 4
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► 形容詞
貧しい [(3)まずしい] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 彼は精神が貧しい ⇨ He is spiritually poor, has low morality
☆ 彼は貧しい家庭の出身だ ⇨ He’s from a poor family
見窄らしい [(5)みすぼらしい] meaning: poor rank: 3
☆ 彼はみすぼらしい格好をしている ⇨ He is dressed in worn-out clothes. He looks shabby
► 形容動詞
貧乏 [(1)びんぼう] [coll] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 金持ちは全て悪い人で貧乏な人は全て良い人ということはない ⇨ It is not true that all rich people are bad people and all poor people are good people
極貧 [ごくひん] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は極貧生活を送っている ⇨ He lives in extreme poverty
貧相 [(1)ひんそう] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は金持ちなのに貧相な顔をしている ⇨ He has a poor-looking face even though he is rich (☛ Only about appearance)