Kanji
N3 11 strokes Grade 5 freq #1211

poverty, poor

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

shellfish kai

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

poverty; penury
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
poverty-stricken; destitute
anemia; anaemia
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable)
poor; meagre
poverty; penury
poor hitting
poor person
poor people; the poor

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

poor; needy

Example sentences

Crime has often been related to poverty.

How many people are now living in poverty?

Poor as he was, he couldn't go to college.

He is poor.