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“Being broke” in Japanese

Short answer
螻蛄 kera けら

Being broke in Japanese is “螻蛄” (kera). Full meaning: mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless, being broke.

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