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びんぼう

irregular kanji usageな adjectiveadjective (generic)nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verb

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Meanings

poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious

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かれ貧乏びんぼう生活せいかつおくっていた。

He was living a poverty-stricken life.

貧乏びんぼうだからこそ、おかね大切たいせつさをっている。

Precisely because I am poor, I know the value of money.

そのくにではおおくの人々ひとびと貧乏びんぼうしている現状げんじょうがある。

There is a reality in that country where many people are living in poverty.

おさなころ貧乏びんぼうでも、家族かぞくごした日々ひびしあわせだった。

Even though we were poor when I was young, the days spent with my family were happy.

貧乏びんぼう境遇きょうぐうまれながらも、彼女かのじょ努力どりょくによって成功せいこうつかった。

Although she was born into destitute circumstances, she seized success through hard work.