Search Kanji for 猿芝居/meaning-of-乏しい

destitution

Radical:

Parts:ノ乙丶亠丿

Dictionary:

Meanings

destitution; scarce; limited

ボウ
とぼ.しいtoboshī · とも.しいtomoshī
Popularity rank: 1646 Pinyin: Korean: pib Hán-Việt: phạp
Stroke counts: 3 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 4-5-4

Example Words

器用貧乏[kiyoubinbou] Jack of all trades and master of none
窮乏[kyuubou] poverty
欠乏[ketsubou] want
耐乏生活[taibouseikatsu] hard life
貧乏[binbou] poverty
貧乏所帯[binboujotai] poor household
貧乏神[binbougami] god of poverty
貧乏人[binbounin] poor man
貧乏性[binboushou] destined to poverty
貧乏ゆすり[binbouyusuri] shaking or tapping (usu. one's foot) unconsciously

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reside

Radical:

Parts:口十尸

Dictionary:

Meanings

reside; to be; exist; live with

キョkyo · ko
い.るiru · -い-i · お.るoru
Popularity rank: 836 Pinyin: jū, jī Korean: geo, gi Hán-Việt: cư, kí
Stroke counts: 8 Grade level: 5 JLPT level: 2 Skip code: 3-3-5

Example Words

安居[ankyo] easy life
居炉裏[irori] sunken hearth
一言居士[ichigenkoji] person who is ready to comment on every subject
独り芝居[hitorishibai] one man show
隠居[inkyo] retirement
円居[madoi] small gathering
猿芝居[sarushibai] monkey show
伽芝居[togishibai] fairy play
鴨居[kamoi] lintel
閑居[kankyo] quiet and secluded life

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monkey

Radical:

Parts:衣口土犭

Dictionary:

Meanings

monkey

エンen
さるsaru
Popularity rank: 1772 Pinyin: yuán Korean: weon Hán-Việt: viên
Stroke counts: 13 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 1-3-10

Example Words

意馬心猿[ibashinen] (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
猿轡をかます[sarugutsuwawokamasu] to gag someone
猿も木から落ちる[sarumokikaraochiru] even monkeys fall from trees
猿回し[sarumawashi] showman who trains performing monkeys
猿ぐつわ[sarugutsuwa] (mouth) gag
猿股[sarumata] undershorts
猿芝居[sarushibai] monkey show
猿まね[sarumane] indiscriminate imitation (lit: monkey imitator)
猿人[enjin] ape man

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turf

Radical:

Parts:亠⺾艸

Dictionary:

Meanings

turf; lawn

shi
しばshiba
Popularity rank: 1052 Pinyin: zhī Korean: ji Hán-Việt: chi
Stroke counts: 6 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 2-3-2

Example Words

隣の芝生は青い[tonarinoshibafuhaaoi] the grass is always greener on the other side
独り芝居[hitorishibai] one man show
猿芝居[sarushibai] monkey show
伽芝居[togishibai] fairy play
戯け芝居[odokeshibai] comedy
紙芝居[kamishibai] picture story show
芝刈機[shibakariki] lawnmower
芝居[shibai] play
芝居小屋[shibaigoya] playhouse

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