Word Meaning 貧者の一灯

ひんじゃのいっとう hinja no ittou

貧者の一灯 is read as ひんじゃのいっとう (hinja no ittou) and means one's mite.

Meaning

English

  1. one's mite
  2. widow's mite
  3. one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)

Reading

Kana

ひんじゃのいっとう

Romaji

hinja no ittou

Writing Variants

  • 貧者一灯 ひんじゃのいっとう hinjanoittou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 142384 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貧者

ひんじゃ

poor person

貧困者

ひんこんしゃ

pauper

第一人者

だいいちにんしゃ

leading person

二者択一

にしゃたくいつ

choosing between two things

学者貧乏

がくしゃびんぼう

good scholars are seldom rich

貧血

ひんけつ

anemia

貧弱

ひんじゃく

poor

貧農

ひんのう

poor farmer

貧困地域

ひんこんちいき

poor region

貧血気味

ひんけつぎみ

tending to anemia

貧村

ひんそん

poor village

light