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貧しい【まずしい】 poor 貧乏【びんぼう】な poor What's the difference?
What is the difference between 「余計に」and 「余分に」?What's the difference between 見解 and 意見What's the difference between ～しか～ない and ～だけしか～ない?What's the difference between 生む and 産む?What's the difference between 建てる and 築く?What's the difference between 親切 and 優しい?What's the difference between 天国 and 高天原?Difference between 同一 and 同じ?What is the difference between 文句 and 苦情?What is the difference between ~たい and ~ことを望む?
Example sentences do not suggest a big difference. Is there?
貧しい【まずしい】 poor
貧乏【びんぼう】な poor
[貧乏]びんぼうだけれど[彼]かれは[幸福]こうふくだ。
Poor as he is, he is happy.
[貧]まずしいといえども[彼女]かのじょは[幸]しあわせだ。
Though she is poor, she is happy.
word-choice wago-and-kango
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Example sentences do not suggest a big difference. Is there?
貧しい【まずしい】 poor
貧乏【びんぼう】な poor
[貧乏]びんぼうだけれど[彼]かれは[幸福]こうふくだ。
Poor as he is, he is happy.
[貧]まずしいといえども[彼女]かのじょは[幸]しあわせだ。
Though she is poor, she is happy.
word-choice wago-and-kango
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Example sentences do not suggest a big difference. Is there?
貧しい【まずしい】 poor
貧乏【びんぼう】な poor
[貧乏]びんぼうだけれど[彼]かれは[幸福]こうふくだ。
Poor as he is, he is happy.
[貧]まずしいといえども[彼女]かのじょは[幸]しあわせだ。
Though she is poor, she is happy.
word-choice wago-and-kango
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Example sentences do not suggest a big difference. Is there?
貧しい【まずしい】 poor
貧乏【びんぼう】な poor
[貧乏]びんぼうだけれど[彼]かれは[幸福]こうふくだ。
Poor as he is, he is happy.
[貧]まずしいといえども[彼女]かのじょは[幸]しあわせだ。
Though she is poor, she is happy.
word-choice wago-and-kango
word-choice wago-and-kango
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貧乏 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango), and it only refers to financial poorness. It's an easy word, but it can sound somewhat direct and rude. In formal or academic contexts, 貧困 ("poverty") is mainly used.
貧しい is a native Japanese word (wago), and it can refer to not only financial poorness but also various kinds of poorness. For example you can say 心が貧しい人 ("narrow-minded person"), 資源の貧しい国 ("resource-poor country"), 想像力が貧しい人 ("person who lacks imagination skill") and so on. It's also a milder and safer word when you need to say someone is financially poor. 彼は貧乏な家庭で育った and 彼は貧しい家庭で育った are semantically the same, but the latter sounds "nicer" to me.
In general, Sino-Japanese words tend to have explicit, narrow or scientific meanings, whereas native Japanese words tend to have some derivative, idiomatic or figurative usages.
- 血液 (kango for "blood") only refers to that red liquid. 血 (wago for "blood") also refers to "bloodline", "lineage", "human nature", etc.
- 沸騰 (kango for "boil") only refers to physical boiling, whereas 沸く can also mean "to get hot enough" and "to get excited".
answered Jun 6 at 2:07
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盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
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They are same meaning!
まずしい is old Japanese word.
貧乏 originates from China.
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貧乏 is more direct and less polite. For example, 貧乏人！ is an insult, but 貧しい人！ is not.
Similarly, referring to somebody as 貧乏 sounds less considerate than 貧しい. As an example, あなたのお父上は貧乏だったのですか？ is odd because the rest of the sentence is very polite (and thus can be taken as a passive aggressive slight). あなたのお父上は貧しかったのですか？ is perfectly polite and will not be mistaken as an insult (normally).
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In addition to the depth of the other answers, to depict the connotation:
(American English here)
貧しい： Poor, impoverished
貧乏：Broke (financially, not broken)
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貧乏 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango), and it only refers to financial poorness. It's an easy word, but it can sound somewhat direct and rude. In formal or academic contexts, 貧困 ("poverty") is mainly used.
貧しい is a native Japanese word (wago), and it can refer to not only financial poorness but also various kinds of poorness. For example you can say 心が貧しい人 ("narrow-minded person"), 資源の貧しい国 ("resource-poor country"), 想像力が貧しい人 ("person who lacks imagination skill") and so on. It's also a milder and safer word when you need to say someone is financially poor. 彼は貧乏な家庭で育った and 彼は貧しい家庭で育った are semantically the same, but the latter sounds "nicer" to me.
In general, Sino-Japanese words tend to have explicit, narrow or scientific meanings, whereas native Japanese words tend to have some derivative, idiomatic or figurative usages.
- 血液 (kango for "blood") only refers to that red liquid. 血 (wago for "blood") also refers to "bloodline", "lineage", "human nature", etc.
- 沸騰 (kango for "boil") only refers to physical boiling, whereas 沸く can also mean "to get hot enough" and "to get excited".
answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
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盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
add a comment |
貧乏 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango), and it only refers to financial poorness. It's an easy word, but it can sound somewhat direct and rude. In formal or academic contexts, 貧困 ("poverty") is mainly used.
貧しい is a native Japanese word (wago), and it can refer to not only financial poorness but also various kinds of poorness. For example you can say 心が貧しい人 ("narrow-minded person"), 資源の貧しい国 ("resource-poor country"), 想像力が貧しい人 ("person who lacks imagination skill") and so on. It's also a milder and safer word when you need to say someone is financially poor. 彼は貧乏な家庭で育った and 彼は貧しい家庭で育った are semantically the same, but the latter sounds "nicer" to me.
In general, Sino-Japanese words tend to have explicit, narrow or scientific meanings, whereas native Japanese words tend to have some derivative, idiomatic or figurative usages.
- 血液 (kango for "blood") only refers to that red liquid. 血 (wago for "blood") also refers to "bloodline", "lineage", "human nature", etc.
- 沸騰 (kango for "boil") only refers to physical boiling, whereas 沸く can also mean "to get hot enough" and "to get excited".
answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
172k8164326
盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
add a comment |
貧乏 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango), and it only refers to financial poorness. It's an easy word, but it can sound somewhat direct and rude. In formal or academic contexts, 貧困 ("poverty") is mainly used.
貧しい is a native Japanese word (wago), and it can refer to not only financial poorness but also various kinds of poorness. For example you can say 心が貧しい人 ("narrow-minded person"), 資源の貧しい国 ("resource-poor country"), 想像力が貧しい人 ("person who lacks imagination skill") and so on. It's also a milder and safer word when you need to say someone is financially poor. 彼は貧乏な家庭で育った and 彼は貧しい家庭で育った are semantically the same, but the latter sounds "nicer" to me.
In general, Sino-Japanese words tend to have explicit, narrow or scientific meanings, whereas native Japanese words tend to have some derivative, idiomatic or figurative usages.
- 血液 (kango for "blood") only refers to that red liquid. 血 (wago for "blood") also refers to "bloodline", "lineage", "human nature", etc.
- 沸騰 (kango for "boil") only refers to physical boiling, whereas 沸く can also mean "to get hot enough" and "to get excited".
answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
172k8164326
貧乏 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango), and it only refers to financial poorness. It's an easy word, but it can sound somewhat direct and rude. In formal or academic contexts, 貧困 ("poverty") is mainly used.
貧しい is a native Japanese word (wago), and it can refer to not only financial poorness but also various kinds of poorness. For example you can say 心が貧しい人 ("narrow-minded person"), 資源の貧しい国 ("resource-poor country"), 想像力が貧しい人 ("person who lacks imagination skill") and so on. It's also a milder and safer word when you need to say someone is financially poor. 彼は貧乏な家庭で育った and 彼は貧しい家庭で育った are semantically the same, but the latter sounds "nicer" to me.
In general, Sino-Japanese words tend to have explicit, narrow or scientific meanings, whereas native Japanese words tend to have some derivative, idiomatic or figurative usages.
- 血液 (kango for "blood") only refers to that red liquid. 血 (wago for "blood") also refers to "bloodline", "lineage", "human nature", etc.
- 沸騰 (kango for "boil") only refers to physical boiling, whereas 沸く can also mean "to get hot enough" and "to get excited".
answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
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answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
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answered Jun 6 at 2:07
narutonaruto
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answered Jun 6 at 2:07
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盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
add a comment |
盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
盛んになるって意味で沸騰は使えないのですか？
– Darius Jahandarie
Jun 6 at 3:07
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
「会場が沸騰した」と書いて理解できないことはないですが、普通は言わないですね…
– naruto
Jun 6 at 3:11
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They are same meaning!
まずしい is old Japanese word.
貧乏 originates from China.
answered Jun 5 at 18:24
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They are same meaning!
まずしい is old Japanese word.
貧乏 originates from China.
answered Jun 5 at 18:24
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They are same meaning!
まずしい is old Japanese word.
貧乏 originates from China.
answered Jun 5 at 18:24
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They are same meaning!
まずしい is old Japanese word.
貧乏 originates from China.
answered Jun 5 at 18:24
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貧乏 is more direct and less polite. For example, 貧乏人！ is an insult, but 貧しい人！ is not.
Similarly, referring to somebody as 貧乏 sounds less considerate than 貧しい. As an example, あなたのお父上は貧乏だったのですか？ is odd because the rest of the sentence is very polite (and thus can be taken as a passive aggressive slight). あなたのお父上は貧しかったのですか？ is perfectly polite and will not be mistaken as an insult (normally).
answered Jun 5 at 19:52
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貧乏 is more direct and less polite. For example, 貧乏人！ is an insult, but 貧しい人！ is not.
Similarly, referring to somebody as 貧乏 sounds less considerate than 貧しい. As an example, あなたのお父上は貧乏だったのですか？ is odd because the rest of the sentence is very polite (and thus can be taken as a passive aggressive slight). あなたのお父上は貧しかったのですか？ is perfectly polite and will not be mistaken as an insult (normally).
answered Jun 5 at 19:52
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貧乏 is more direct and less polite. For example, 貧乏人！ is an insult, but 貧しい人！ is not.
Similarly, referring to somebody as 貧乏 sounds less considerate than 貧しい. As an example, あなたのお父上は貧乏だったのですか？ is odd because the rest of the sentence is very polite (and thus can be taken as a passive aggressive slight). あなたのお父上は貧しかったのですか？ is perfectly polite and will not be mistaken as an insult (normally).
answered Jun 5 at 19:52
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貧乏 is more direct and less polite. For example, 貧乏人！ is an insult, but 貧しい人！ is not.
Similarly, referring to somebody as 貧乏 sounds less considerate than 貧しい. As an example, あなたのお父上は貧乏だったのですか？ is odd because the rest of the sentence is very polite (and thus can be taken as a passive aggressive slight). あなたのお父上は貧しかったのですか？ is perfectly polite and will not be mistaken as an insult (normally).
answered Jun 5 at 19:52
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In addition to the depth of the other answers, to depict the connotation:
(American English here)
貧しい： Poor, impoverished
貧乏：Broke (financially, not broken)
answered Jun 6 at 10:17
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In addition to the depth of the other answers, to depict the connotation:
(American English here)
貧しい： Poor, impoverished
貧乏：Broke (financially, not broken)
answered Jun 6 at 10:17
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In addition to the depth of the other answers, to depict the connotation:
(American English here)
貧しい： Poor, impoverished
貧乏：Broke (financially, not broken)
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In addition to the depth of the other answers, to depict the connotation:
(American English here)
貧しい： Poor, impoverished
貧乏：Broke (financially, not broken)
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