貧 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- ヒン・ビンひん・びん · hin · bin
- Kun
- まず(しい)mazu(shii)
- Meaning
- poor; poverty
Stroke order
Origin
分 "divide" over 貝 "money"; wealth split until little is left — hence "poor."
Readings and examples
| Onヒンひんhin | 貧富ひんぷ貧弱ひんじゃく清貧せいひん |
|---|---|
| Onビンびんbin | 貧乏びんぼう |
| Kunまずしいmazushii | 貧しいまずしい貧しさまずしさ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 貧富ひんぷ
wealth and poverty
- 貧血ひんけつ
anaemia
- 貧困ひんこん
- 貧乏びんぼう
- 貧窶ひんく
Example
昔、この村は貧しかった。
Long ago this village was poor.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)