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    3. 貧乏暇なし

    貧乏暇なし

    貧びん乏ぼう暇ひまな​し​

    a poor man has no time for leisure

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeWork & CareerKanji Vocab33 strokes

    貧乏暇無し貧乏ヒマなし貧乏ヒマ無し

    びんぼうひまなし

    Expressions

    1.
    a poor man has no time for leisure, there is no rest for the poor
    proverb

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    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
    暇
    ひま・いとま…(1)
    spare time・rest・leisure・time・leave of absence
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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