貧者の一灯

ひんじゃのいっとう

Also written 貧者一灯

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun one's mite; widow's mite (literally: one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have))

Kanji

• 貧 poor. Read as ヒン.
• 者 person. Read as シャ.
• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 灯 lamp. Read as トウ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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