Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “貧乏暇なし”

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

Example sentence

Poor men have no leisure.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

貧

On: ひん;びん
Kun: まず.しい
Stroke count: 11

・poverty

・poor

乏

On: ぼう
Kun: とぼ.しい;とも.しい
Stroke count: 4

・destitution

・scarce

・limited

暇

On: か
Kun: ひま;いとま
Stroke count: 13

・spare time

・rest

・leisure

・time

・leave of absence