What does kanji 乏 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 乏 is destitution.

How is kanji 乏 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 乏 are とぼ.しい, とも.しい; the onyomi readings are ボウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 乏?

The main radical for kanji 乏 is 丿.

What words use kanji 乏?

Example words that use kanji 乏 include 乏しい, 乏しき, 乏しくなる, 乏精子症.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

乏

Meaning

Kanji 乏

destitution

destitution, scarce, limited

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とぼ.しいとも.しい
Onyomi 音読み: ボウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1646
Strokes: 4
Radical: 丿
Components: 丶 • ノ • 乙 • 亠 • 廴
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 之 • 芝 • 㝎 • 㞫 • 椘

Related vocabulary

Showing 29 common entries

Showing 29 of 46 entries that include this kanji.

乏しい

とぼしい

meagre

乏しき

とぼしき

poverty

乏しくなる

とぼしくなる

to get scarce

乏精子症

ぼうせいししょう

oligozoospermia

乏尿

ぼうにょう

oliguria

貧乏

びんぼう

poverty-stricken

欠乏

けつぼう

deficiency

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

耐乏

たいぼう

austerity

引っ越し貧乏

ひっこしびんぼう

poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving

学者貧乏

がくしゃびんぼう

good scholars are seldom rich

器用貧乏

きようびんぼう

jack of all trades, master of none

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は乏しい資源で生活している。

He lives with limited resources.

食料が乏しい状況だ。

The situation is scarce in food.

この村は乏しい資源で困っている。

This village is struggling with limited resources.

乏しい知識では解決できない。

With limited knowledge, this cannot be solved.

彼は乏しい生活を送っている。

He is living a poor life.