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貧乏削り (びんぼうけずり) — pencil sharpened at both ends | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
貧乏削り

貧乏削り

貧びん乏ぼうけ削ずり

pencil sharpened at both ends

Kanji Vocab Daily Life26 strokes

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びんぼう削り

びんぼうけずり

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

pencil sharpened at both ends, sharpening a pencil at both ends

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Kanji that make up this word

まず.しい…(2)

とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)

destitution・scarce・limited

けず.る・はつ.る・そ.ぐ…(2)

plane・sharpen・whittle・pare・shave

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