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乏

destitution
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingボウ
Kun readingとぼ.しい、とも.しい
JōyōGrade 8

Popular Usage

窮乏欠乏

Radicals and components

Radical丿slashComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · of · Zorro · building blocks · zig-zag

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1300

Compound words

窮乏きゅうぼう
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
欠乏けつぼう
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want
貧乏びんぼう
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
貧乏人びんぼうにん
poor person; the poor
乏しいとぼしい
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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