This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

一文無し

Reading

Kana: いちもんなし
Romaji: ichimonnashi
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Definition

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penniless

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Example Sentences

(わたし)一文無(いちぶんな)しになった。
➥I've run out of money.
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(かれ)事業(じぎょう)失敗(しっぱい)して一文(いちぶん)なしになった。
➥His failure in business left him penniless.
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(かれ)一文(いちぶん)なしだ((かれ)破産(はさん)した)。
➥He's broke.
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市場(しじょう)価格(かかく)暴落(ぼうらく)一文無(いちぶんな)しになってしまった。
➥The market drop has cleaned me out.
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