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    3. 貧乏くじ

    貧乏くじ

    貧びん乏ぼうく​じ​

    short end of the stick

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    貧乏籤

    びんぼうくじ

    Noun

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

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    貧
    まず.しい…(2)
    poverty・poor
    Kanji
    乏
    とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)
    destitution・scarce・limited
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
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