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貧
貧
11 strokes
Frequency: 1211
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

poverty
poor

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒン
ビン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まず.しい

Common Words

貧乏
びんぼう
ビンボー
貧之
～な Adj.
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #6113
1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

Examples
その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。
I was very poor in those days.
貧しい
まずしい
～い Adj.
Freq #6350
1

poor; needy

Examples
われわれは貧しい人あざ笑ってはいけない。
We must not laugh at the poor.
2

lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

貧弱
ひんじゃく
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #12632
1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby; insubstantial

Examples
私のドイツ語の知識は貧弱です。
My knowledge of German is poor.
貧血
ひんけつ
Noun
Freq #14805
1

Medicine

anemia; anaemia

Examples
医者は貧血の検査をするためサンプルを分析した。
The doctor analyzed the blood sample for anemia.
貧相
ひんそう
貧素
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #15460
1

poor-looking; impoverished-looking

Examples
貧相な身なりをしているからといって、人を軽べつしてはいけない。
You must not despise a man because he is poorly dressed.
2

scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal); meagre; meager; insubstantial

貧困
ひんこん
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #17402
1

poverty; penury; need; destitution

Examples
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.
2

shortage; lack; want

貧乏人
びんぼうにん
Noun
Freq #18939
1

poor person; the poor

Examples
子供は貧乏人の宝である。
Children are poor men's riches.
貧乳
ひんにゅう
Noun
Freq #24157
1

Colloquial

tiny breasts

貧民
ひんみん
Noun
Freq #27282
1

poor people; the poor

Examples
その老人は貧民救済に多額の金を寄付した。
The old man contributed a large sum of money to the poor.
ジリ貧
じり貧
ジリひん (ジリ貧)
じりひん (じり貧)
Noun
Freq #30793
1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

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