貧乏

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See also: 贫乏

Chinese

poor short of; tired
trad. (貧乏)
simp. (贫乏)

Pronunciation


Adjective

貧乏

  1. poor; destitute; indigent
  2. insufficient; inadequate; lacking

Synonyms

  • (poor):

Noun

貧乏

  1. (literary) poor person; poor people; the poor

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貧乏):
  • Japanese: 貧乏(びんぼう) (binbō)
  • Korean: 빈핍(貧乏) (binpip)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びん
Grade: 5
ぼう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(びん)(ぼう) (binbō-na (adnominal (びん)(ぼう) (binbō na), adverbial (びん)(ぼう) (binbō ni))

  1. poor
    Synonyms: 貧しい, 貧苦, 貧寒, 貧窮
    貧乏(びんぼう)()らし
    binbō na kurashi
    poor life

Inflection

Noun

(びん)(ぼう) (binbō

  1. poverty

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN