JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 貧: "poverty, poor"
The kanji 貧 means "poverty, poor". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒン, ビン in on'yomi and まず.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒンビン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まず.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | poverty, poor |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1211 of 2,501 |
Common words with 貧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 貧乏poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
- 貧しいpoor; needy · lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy
- 貧弱poor; meagre; meager; feeble
- 貧血anemia; anaemia
- 貧相poor-looking; impoverished-looking · scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal); meagre
- 貧困poverty; penury; need; destitution · shortage; lack; want
- 貧乏人poor person; the poor
- 貧乳tiny breasts
- 貧民poor people; the poor
- ジリ貧gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
- 貧民街slum
- 貧poverty; penury; want; need · insufficiency; shortage; deficiency
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