貧乏

びんぼう

poverty, destitute, poor

What does 貧乏 mean?

貧乏 is a Japanese noun meaning poverty, destitute, poor in English. It is written as 貧乏 in kanji, びんぼう in hiragana, and binbou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。

I was very poor in those days.