# 貧 — poor; poverty

貧 means “poor; poverty”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ヒン (hin), ビン (bin). Kun'yomi: まず(しい) (mazushii). You'll see it in words such as 貧しい (mazushii, “poor; needy”).

- Meaning: poor; poverty
- On'yomi: ヒン (hin), ビン (bin)
- Kun'yomi: まず(しい) (mazushii)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 貧

Parts: 分 part · 貝 shell; money

## Words with 貧

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 貧しい | まずしい (mazushii) | poor; needy |

## Don't confuse it with

[貿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/foreign-trade/) · [頒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hand-out/) · [買](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/buy/) · [員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/)

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[貨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/currency/) · [賃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rent/) · [預](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deposit/) · [貯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save-up/) · [貧](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poor/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poor/. Last updated 2026-11-01.