Shirabe
  • Common
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Common Noun I-adj Noun
English JMdict (multilingual)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' poverty;penury;need;destitution
People were ground down by poverty.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' shortage;lack;want

漢字 kanji used

poverty, poor 11画 quandary, become distressed 7画