Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 貧乏(びんぼう) in Japanese

貧乏, 貧棒, 貧之
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
びんぼう
Romaji
binbō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    poverty; destitute; poor
    Example sentence
    はその貧乏な少年なけなしの与えた。 I gave the poor boy what little money I had with me.

Examples of 貧乏, 貧棒, 貧之, びんぼう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

4 strokes

destitution, scarce, limited

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi: とぼ.しい, とも.しい

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

3 strokes

of, this

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: の, これ, おいて, ゆく, この

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

poverty, poor

On'Yomi: ヒン, ビン

Kun'Yomi: まず.しい

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