貧
- On
- ひん;びん
- Kun
- まず.しい
- Stroke count
- 11
・poverty
・poor
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “貧乏”
貧乏
びんぼう
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
Example sentence
I was very poor in those days.
Kanji details
Kun/On information
乏
- On
- ぼう
- Kun
- とぼ.しい;とも.しい
- Stroke count
- 4
・destitution
・scarce
・limited
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Related words to 貧乏
貧乏人
びんぼうにん
poor person;the poor
貧乏くさい
びんぼうくさい
shabby;mean;sorry;dingy
貧乏くじ
びんぼうくじ
short end of the stick;short straw;unlucky number;blank;bad bargain
貧乏くじを引く
びんぼうくじをひく
to get the short end of the stick;to get the bad end of a bargain
貧乏に生まれる
びんぼうにうまれる
to be born poor;to be born into poverty
貧乏ゆすり
びんぼうゆすり
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously);tapping one's foot;fidgeting (of the legs)
貧乏パーマ
びんぼうパーマ
curly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)
貧乏人の子沢山
びんぼうにんのこだくさん
poor households have many children
貧乏削り
びんぼうけずり
pencil sharpened at both ends;sharpening a pencil at both ends
貧乏子沢山
びんぼうこだくさん
poor households have many children
貧乏性
びんぼうしょう
parsimonious spirit;tendency to be frugal;inclination to scrimp and save
貧乏所帯
びんぼうじょたい
poor household
貧乏揺るぎ
びんぼうゆるぎ
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously);tapping one's foot;fidgeting (of the legs)
貧乏揺るぎもしない
びんぼうゆるぎもしない
completely motionless;totally still
貧乏旅行
びんぼうりょこう
budget travel;penniless travel;travelling on the cheap
貧乏暇なし
びんぼうひまなし
a poor man has no time for leisure;there is no rest for the poor
貧乏暮らし
びんぼうぐらし
needy circumstances;living in poverty
貧乏神
びんぼうがみ
god of poverty
貧乏舌
びんぼうじた
being unable to discern good food from bad;poor person's taste (in food);unsophisticated palate
貧乏性
びんぼうしょう
tendency to fuss over trivial things;worrier's disposition
貧乏揺るぎ
びんぼうゆるぎ
very slight movement
貧乏ゆるぎ
びんぼうゆるぎ
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously);tapping one's foot;fidgeting (of the legs)
貧乏人の子だくさん
びんぼうにんのこだくさん
poor households have many children
貧乏揺すり
びんぼうゆすり
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously);tapping one's foot;fidgeting (of the legs)
貧乏暇無し
びんぼうひまなし
a poor man has no time for leisure;there is no rest for the poor
貧乏籤
びんぼうくじ
short end of the stick;short straw;unlucky number;blank;bad bargain
貧乏籤を引く
びんぼうくじをひく
to get the short end of the stick;to get the bad end of a bargain
貧乏臭い
びんぼうくさい
shabby;mean;sorry;dingy
貧乏舌
びんぼうした
being unable to discern good food from bad;poor person's taste (in food);unsophisticated palate
貧乏ゆるぎ
びんぼうゆるぎ
very slight movement
貧乏暮し
びんぼうぐらし
needy circumstances;living in poverty