耐乏

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 耐乏, read たいぼう, describes enduring a life with insufficient material resources.
• Basic usage: In 戦時中の耐乏を語る祖父の手記を読んだ。, the speaker read the grandfather's account of enduring wartime privation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Saving and enduring privation
  • 節約 focuses on using money or supplies sparingly; 耐乏 focuses on enduring shortages.