Word details

貧乏くじ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧乏くじ.

Dictionary

Entry

貧乏くじ貧乏籤んぼうくじNounFreq #45343
1

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

poverty, poor

11 strokesFrequency 1,211JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ヒンビン

Kun

まず.しい

destitution, scarce, limited

3 strokesFrequency 1,646JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボウ

Kun

とぼ.しいとも.しい

lottery, raffle

23 strokes

On

セン

Kun

くじかずとり

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