びん
貧
ぼう
乏
　
く
　
じ

noun

  1. short end of the stick, short straw, unlucky number, blank, bad bargain.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
びん
貧
ぼう
乏
　
く
　
じ
 貧乏くじ びんぼうくじ
びん
貧
ぼう
乏
くじ
籤
 貧乏籤 びんぼうくじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poverty, poor
ヒン　まず.しい (5th, N3)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン　わ.ける　ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ　とぼ.しい　とも.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)