Meaning

Primary

Poor

Alternative

Poverty

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

You are poor and money / food is very scarce for you, making you poor.

Reading

びんぼう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

サーモンって本当に物欲が強い女性だよね。フグが言ってるほどお金持って無いって知った途端、彼のこと貧乏って呼んで、振っちゃったんだもんね。

Salmon is a really materialistic girl. When she found out that Fugu didn’t have as much money as he said he did, she called him poor and left him.

Kanji Composition