びん
貧
ぼう
乏
ひま
暇
　
な
　
し

expression

Proverb.
  1. a poor man has no time for leisure, there is no rest for the poor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
びん
貧
ぼう
乏
ひま
暇
　
な
　
し
 貧乏暇なし びんぼうひまなし
びん
貧
ぼう
乏
ひま
暇
な
無
　
し
 貧乏暇無し びんぼうひまなし
びん
貧
ぼう
乏
　
ひ
　
ま
　
な
　
し
 貧乏ひまなし びんぼうひまなし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poverty, poor
ヒン　まず.しい (5th, N3)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン　わ.ける　ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ　とぼ.しい　とも.しい (Late Jr. High, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
spare time, rest, leisure
ひま　カ　いとま (Early Jr. High, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
false
カ　ケ　か.りる
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ko
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)