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
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.