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JLPT N3 · Impressions

貧しい

まずしい

poor

Stroke order of 貧しい

3 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

貧 · 11 strokesし · 1 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Shells 貝, money, get divided 分 into tiny pieces, leaving you poor.

Parts: 貧 poor (分 divide + 貝 shell/money) + しい kana

The characters in 貧しい

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼は貧しい家に生まれた。

かれはまずしいいえにうまれた。

He was born into a poor family.

Words with 貧

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