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乏

Kanji 乏: meaning "scarce, lacking", readings, stroke order

The kanji 乏 means "scarce, lacking". On'yomi: ボウ; kun'yomi: とぼしい. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
scarce, lacking
On'yomi
ボウ
Kun'yomi
とぼしい
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 乏

  • 欠乏 けつぼう — shortage
  • 乏しい とぼしい — meager, scarce, hard up, poor
  • 窮乏 きゅうぼう — poverty
  • 貧乏 びんぼう — poverty, destitute, poor

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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