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Kanji 乏

4 strokes

Meaning

destitution, scarce, limited

On'yomi
ボウ
Kun'yomi
とぼしいともしい
Strokes
4
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1646 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with 乏

  • 欠乏

    けつぼう

    shortage

    N1
  • 窮乏

    きゅうぼう

    poverty

    N1
  • 貧乏

    びんぼう

    poverty, destitute, poor

    N1
  • 乏しい

    とぼしい

    meager, scarce, hard up, poor

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれはいつもお金かねが乏とぼしい。

    He's always short of money.

  • 私わたしは貧乏びんぼうです。

    I'm poor.

  • 浪費ろうひなければ欠乏けつぼうなし。

    Waste not, want not.

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