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    3. 赤貧洗うが如し

    赤貧洗うが如し

    赤せき貧ひん洗あらう​が​如ごとし​

    extremely indigent

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab41 strokes

    赤貧洗うがごとし

    せきひんあらうがごとし

    Expressions

    1.
    extremely indigent, extremely poor, in dire poverty, as poor as a church mouse

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    Characters that make up this word

    赤
    あか・あか-・あか.い・あか.らむ・あか.らめる…(5)
    red
    Kanji
    貧
    まず.しい…(2)
    poverty・poor
    Kanji
    洗
    あら.う…(3)
    wash・inquire into・probe
    Kanji
    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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