Word Meaning 貧乏籤

びんぼうくじ bimboukuji

貧乏籤 is read as びんぼうくじ (bimboukuji) and means short end of the stick.

Meaning

English

  1. short end of the stick
  2. short straw
  3. unlucky number
  4. blank
  5. bad bargain

Reading

Kana

びんぼうくじ

Romaji

bimboukuji

Writing Variants

  • 貧乏くじ びんぼうくじ bimboukuji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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貧乏籤を引く

びんぼうくじをひく

to get the short end of the stick

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

貧乏舌

びんぼうじた

being unable to discern good food from bad

貧乏削り

びんぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends

貧乏暮し

びんぼうぐらし

needy circumstances