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貧乏
びんぼう
N1
na-adjective
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
poverty
2
destitute
3
poor
4
poverty-stricken
Example sentence
若いときは貧乏でかゆをすすって暮らした。
When he was young, he was so poor that he virtually had to live on gruel.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 貧乏 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
貧
Poverty, Poor
11 strokes
乏
Destitution, Scarce, Limited
4 strokes
More words with
貧
貧困
ひんこん ·
poverty
N1
貧富
ひんぷ ·
wealth and poverty
貧しい
まずしい ·
poor
N3
貧血
ひんけつ ·
anemia
貧弱
ひんじゃく ·
poor
N1
Full entry on Jisho
貧乏人
びんぼうにん ·
poor person
清貧
せいひん ·
poverty without selfish desire
貧乏くさい
びんぼうくさい ·
shabby ; mean ; sorry ; dingy
More words with
乏
欠乏
けつぼう ·
shortage
N1
乏しい
とぼしい ·
meager
N1
窮乏
きゅうぼう ·
poverty
N1
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