じり貧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貧
ひん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
ジリ貧

Etymology

From じりじり (jirijiri) and 貧(まず)しい (mazushii).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じりひん [jìríhíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɾʲiçĩɴ]

Noun

じり貧(ひん) or じり貧(ひん) • (jirihin) ^{←じりひん (zirifin)?}

1. (informal) gradually becoming more hopeless

See also

• どか貧(ひん) (dokahin)
• じり安(やす) (jiriyasu)