Word Meaning 貧乏くさい

びんぼうくさい bimboukusai

貧乏くさい is read as びんぼうくさい (bimboukusai) and means shabby.

Meaning

English

  1. shabby
  2. mean
  3. sorry
  4. dingy

Reading

Kana

びんぼうくさい

Romaji

bimboukusai

Writing Variants

  • 貧乏臭い びんぼうくさい bimboukusai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 140315 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貧乏

びんぼう

poverty-stricken

貧乏人

びんぼうにん

poor person

貧乏人の子沢山

びんぼうにんのこだくさん

children are a poor man's riches

貧乏子沢山

びんぼうこだくさん

children are a poor man's riches

貧乏旅行

びんぼうりょこう

budget travel

貧乏所帯

びんぼうじょたい

poor household

貧乏性

びんぼうしょう

tendency to fuss over trivial things

貧乏くじを引く

びんぼうくじをひく

to get the short end of the stick

貧乏舌

びんぼうじた

being unable to discern good food from bad

貧乏くじ

びんぼうくじ

short end of the stick

Example Sentences

1

She's so cheap that she uses tea bags three times before she throws them away.