貧乏くじを引く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧乏くじを引く
1
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
Examples
貧乏くじを引きたくない。
I don't want to be left holding the bag.
Kanji in this Word
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
乏
3 strokes
Frequency: 1646
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
destitution
scarce
limited
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とぼ.しい
とも.しい
引
4 strokes
Frequency: 218
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
pull
tug
jerk
admit
install
quote
refer to
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.く
ひ.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いな
ひき
ひけ
びき
籤
23 strokes
Meanings
lottery
raffle
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くじ
かずとり
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