Poor
Poverty
noun, な adjective
You are poor and money / food is very scarce for you, making you poor.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
学生時代はずっと貧乏で、毎日カップラーメンばっかりだった。
I was so poor as a student that I ate cup noodles every day.
貧乏だからといって、夢をあきらめる必要はありません。
Being poor doesn't mean you have to give up on your dreams.
貧乏が必ずしも不幸を意味するわけではありません。
Poverty doesn't necessarily mean unhappiness.