Meaning

Primary

Poor Person

Word Type

noun

Explanation

貧乏 is poor, so a poor person is a poor person.

Reading

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

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Will help to know 貧乏 already.

Context

Context Sentences

お前は自分のことを素晴らしいと思っているみたいだけどな、ただの貧乏家族の貧乏人だってことを、よ〜く肝に銘じておくんだな。

You think you’re so great, but bear in mind, you are just a poor person from a poor family!

Kanji Composition