# 貧 — Poor

Frequency rank 1276 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 漫 (Comic), less common than 腐 (Rot).

- On’yomi: ひん
- Kun’yomi: まず
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Half on top sits above a shellfish below -- having only half a shellfish worth of money means you are poor.

In words:

- 貧しい まずしい — poor,needy
- 貧弱 ひんじゃく — poor;meagre;insubstantial
- 貧困 ひんこん — poverty;lack

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