Shirabe
貧乏くじ

貧乏びんぼう

Common I-adj Noun Irregular Intransitive
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb poverty-stricken;destitute;poor;penurious
その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。
I was very poor in those days.
Other forms 貧之 【びんぼう】 (word containing irregular kanji usage)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) short end of the stick;short straw;unlucky number;blank;bad bargain
Other forms 貧乏籤 【びんぼうくじ】