貧 means “poor, poverty”

まずしい · mazushii

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

まずしい

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヒン, ビン

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The story

Money (貝) divided (分) so many ways that every share is tiny: 貧 is being poor. 貧乏 is broke, the student life of instant noodles, and 貧血, anemia, is blood that has run short.

Used in 貧しい (mazushii, poor), 貧乏 (binbou, broke/poor), and 貧血 (hinketsu, anemia)

More from Money Matters

• 経 pass through
• 受 receive
• 支 support
• 済 finish
• 得 gain
• 資 resources
• 与 give
• 費 expense
• 財 wealth
• 易 easy
• 給 supply
• 返 return

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