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乏

destitution
Stroke count: 4

Readings

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Kun readingとぼ.しい、とも.しい
JōyōGrade 8
  1. meagre
  2. meager
  3. scarce
  4. limited
  5. destitute

Popular Usage

窮乏欠乏

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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
缺乏けつぼう
deficiency
闕乏けつぼう
deficiency
貧乏神びんぼうがみ
god of poverty
貧乏籤びんぼうくじ
short end of the stick
器用貧乏きようびんぼう
jack of all trades, master of none
耐乏生活たいぼうせいかつ
hard life
貧乏所帯びんぼうじょたい
poor household
貧乏揺すりびんぼうゆすり
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)
貧乏揺るぎびんぼうゆるぎ
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)

Additional Examples

彼は貧乏の味を知らない。
He does not know what it is to be poor.tatoeba
彼は貧乏の味がどんなものであるか、よくわかっている。
He knows quite well what it is like to be poor.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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