Keyword
poor
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig845
Readings
ひん
(50%)
びん
(30%)
まず
(18%)
Composed of
part
shellfish
Used in vocabulary (125 in total)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
Examples (185 in total)
I'm not as poor as you think.
I was very poor in those days.
I'm just a poor student.
That is because all his friends were poor, too.
It is true that he is poor, but he is contented.
Ajay is poor.
He remained poor despite being a hard worker.
People see things differently according as they are rich or poor.
He's been poor all his life.
If you see his house, you'll know that he is poor.
He is rich, but his older brother is poor.
He was very poor.
He is far from poor, in fact he has a lot of money.
He works as hard as ever, but he remains poor.
He is as poor as ever.
He looks as poor as ever.
He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.
He is poor, but honest.
He remained a poor man.
He passed the test in the face of poverty.
He is rich and I am poor.
He is said to be very poor.
They were so poor that they had little money to buy food with.
She knows poverty only in the abstract.
She isn't poor.
She gave some food to the poor family.
She is rich but he is poor.
The war made the country poor.
We were poor, but we were happy.
I'm poor.
I was poor.
I'm not ashamed that I am poor.
If I weren't poor, I'd buy that car.
Poverty prevented him from attending school.
He is not ashamed of his father being poor.
He is ashamed of his father being poor.
Don't be ashamed of being poor.
Don't despise others because they are poor.
You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor.
The doctor wouldn't accept any gifts from the poor.
The man was ashamed of being born poor.
You should never look down on a person merely because he is poor.
Just because he is poor, it does not follow that he is unhappy.
She despises him only because he is poor.
His family was poor, and poor people did not often hear music.
He was so poor that he could not buy the bread.
He lives in a poor district of London.
He used all his wealth for the benefit of the poor.
He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
He helped poor people all his life.
He is not too poor to buy a bicycle.
They say that he was very poor when he was young.
He is poor.
He's poor, but he's honest.
He is not ashamed of being poor.
He is poor, it appears.
He was born to poor parents.
He has done many things for poor people.
Though he was poor, he was happy.
He was poor, so he couldn't go to college.
He could not send his son to college because of poverty.
He was poor and lived in a small cabin.
He was poor and couldn't buy a coat.
They make themselves out to be poorer than they really are.
They may be poor, but rich in spirit.
They live in poverty.
Despite being poor, they raised seven children.
Even though they were poor, they were happy.
Being poor, they had to work hard.
They didn't yield to the poverty.
She is poor, but happy.
Although she is poor, she is satisfied.
She is poor, but she is happy.
She devoted her life to working among the poor.
She lives in poor circumstances.
I'm not so poor that I can't send my son to college.
We should not despise a man because he is poor.
Naoki was poor and lived in a hut.
We should not look down on poor people.
We know the time when we were poor.
My father never looked down on the poor.
I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.
I am a poor man.
Don't look down on a man because he is poor.
I don't think being poor is anything to be ashamed of.
You don't know what it is to be poor.
Though she is poor, she is happy.
Even though he was poor, he was happy.
I'm poor, and I can't buy it.
The poor are not always unhappy.
It is said that the poor are not always unhappy.
I pointed out that we needed more money for the poor.
Poor as he was, he did not borrow money from others.
Money and I are strangers; in other words, I am poor.
The rich are not always happier than the poor.
The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and sick.
He held out a helping hand to the poor.
We should help the needy.
George is poor, but he's always happy.
The poor man finally became a great artist.
The poor young man finally became a great artist.
I am nothing but a poor peasant.
This law will benefit the poor.
My dad was once a poor laborer.
Poor as she was, she gave him what little money she had.
Even though she's rich, she says she's poor.
I am poor, whereas my brothers are very rich.
When Mary was a child, her family was very poor.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
Idleness often accounts for poverty.
He was terribly poor when he was young.
He seems to have been poor when he was young.
It seems that he was poor in his youth.
I would rather be poor than make money by dishonest means.
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer.
But poor people did not go to concerts.
Illness often results from poverty.
We must provide food and clothes for the poor.
His knowledge of art is poor.
His knowledge of English is poor.
He is poor, but he never complains.
Tom was poor his whole life.
Tom is poor.
The doctor analyzed the blood sample for anemia.
I collapsed from anemia.
He has helped the poor throughout his life.
He has consistently endeavored to help the poor.
The prince made it known all over the land that he would marry the poor girl.
Singapore was a poor country.
He was a poor musician.
According to a survey, 1 billion people are suffering from poverty in the world.
People struggled against poverty.
It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.
How many people are now living in poverty?
Many countries have problems with poverty.
Many diseases result from poverty.
They guard their families from poverty.
We want freedom from poverty.
The government promised to wipe out poverty.
Crime has often been related to poverty.
I was born into a poor family.
Some people blame poverty for crime.
Poverty sometimes drives people to commit crimes.
Poverty often engenders crime.
Poverty is still the major cause of crime.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
We insisted on rich and poor being treated alike.
The rich and the poor are afraid of death.
The rich sometimes look down on the poor.
He is poor, but he doesn't care about money.
I gave the poor boy what little money I had with me.
Once there was a poor farmer in the village.
The old man contributed a large sum of money to the poor.
New blankets were distributed to the poor.
My knowledge of German is poor.
The gap between rich and poor is getting wider.
He gave away about one-tenth of his income to the poor.
The millionaire began life as a poor boy.
Though he was poor, he was nonetheless happy.
He is poor but is too proud to ask for help.
You should not look down upon the poor.
Poverty is the root of all evil.
Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.
He has been poor all his life.
He remained poor all his life.
He concealed his poverty from my eyes.
Poverty is, in a sense, a blessing.
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty.
People look at things differently depending on whether they are rich or poor.
Stop fidgeting and sit quietly.
Rye was called the grain of poverty.
Don't look down on the poor.
He dedicated his whole life to helping poor people.
Just because she is poor, it does not follow that she is dishonest.
He was born poor, but died a millionaire.
He is always generous to poor people.
The poor girl made a living by selling flowers.
From year to year they were growing poorer.
The affluence of the United States is often contrasted with the poverty of undeveloped countries.
Don't look down on him just because he's poor.
Political reforms may ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.