器用貧乏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
器	用	貧	乏
き Grade: 4	よう Grade: 2	びん Grade: 5	ぼう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
器用貧乏 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲijo̞ːbʲĩmbo̞ː]

Noun

器(き)用(よう)貧(びん)乏(ぼう) • (kiyōbinbō)

jack of all trades; jack of all trades, master of none

See also

何(なん)でも屋(や) (nan-de-mo-ya, “jack of all trades, general merchant”)

References

“器用貧乏”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025