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    3. 耐乏

    耐乏

    耐たい乏ぼう

    austerity

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab13 strokes

    たいぼう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    austerity, voluntary privation

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    戦せん争そう中ちゅうは耐たい乏ぼう生せい活かつを強しいられました。

    During the war, we were forced to live an austere life.

    KMT8HistoryDaily Life
    経けい済ざい危き機きを乗のり越こえるため、政せい府ふは国こく民みんに耐たい乏ぼうを呼よびかけた。

    To overcome the economic crisis, the government called for austerity from the public.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    企き業ぎょうが生いき残のこるためには、一いち時じ的てきな耐たい乏ぼう策さくもやむを得えない選せん択たくとなる場ば合あいがある。

    For companies to survive, temporary austerity measures may sometimes be an unavoidable choice.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    創そう業ぎょう期きには、資し金きん繰ぐりの厳きびしさから社しゃ員いん一いち同どうで耐たい乏ぼうを強しられることもめずらしくないられることも珍 しくない。

    In the startup phase, it's not uncommon for all employees to be forced into austerity due to tight finances.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    戦せん後ごの復ふっ興こう期きには、多おおくの人ひと々びとが食しょく料りょうや物ぶっ資しゅの不ふそ足くたに耐いぼ乏うしながら生せい活かつを立たて直なおしました。

    During the post-war reconstruction period, many people rebuilt their lives while enduring shortages of food and supplies.

    KMT10HistoryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    耐
    た.える…(2)
    -proof・enduring
    乏
    とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)
    destitution・scarce・limited
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