乏 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
道3Junior high level ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
- On
- ボウぼう · bō
- Kun
- とぼ.しい・とも.しいtobo.shii · tomo.shii
- Meaning
- scarce; destitute
Stroke order
Origin
Coming up short — scarce, destitute.
Readings and examples
| Onボウぼうbō | 欠乏けつぼう貧乏びんぼう耐乏たいぼう |
|---|---|
| Kunとぼしいtoboshii | 乏しいとぼしい乏しさとぼしさ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 欠乏けつぼう
deficiency
- 貧乏びんぼう
poverty
- 匱乏きぼう
Example
水が欠乏して困った。
We were troubled by a lack of water.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)