Kanji
乏
kanji character
destitution
scarce
limited
乏 kanji-乏 destitution, scarce, limited
乏
Meaning
destitution scarce and limited
Readings
Kun'yomi
- とぼしい
- ともしい
On'yomi
- びん ぼう にん poor person
- びん ぼう poverty-stricken
- けつ ぼう deficiency
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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貧 乏 人 poor person, the poor -
貧 乏 poverty-stricken, destitute, poor... -
乏 しいmeagre, meager, scarce... -
欠 乏 deficiency, insufficiency, shortage... -
闕 乏 deficiency, insufficiency, shortage... -
缺 乏 deficiency, insufficiency, shortage... -
窮 乏 poverty, destitution, privation... -
耐 乏 austerity, voluntary privation -
乏 しきpoverty -
乏 尿 oliguria -
乏 しくなるto get scarce, to run short -
乏 精 子 症 oligozoospermia, oligospermia -
貧 乏 神 god of poverty -
貧 乏 性 parsimonious spirit, tendency to be frugal, inclination to scrimp and save... -
貧 乏 籤 short end of the stick, short straw, unlucky number... -
欠 乏 症 deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.) -
空 乏 層 depletion layer (of transistor) -
貧 乏 舌 being unable to discern good food from bad, poor person's taste (in food), unsophisticated palate -
貧 乏 くじshort end of the stick, short straw, unlucky number... -
器 用 貧 乏 jack of all trades, master of none -
困 苦 欠 乏 hardships and privations -
困 苦 窮 乏 hardships and privations -
大 漁 貧 乏 impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch, decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch -
豊 作 貧 乏 impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest, decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests -
学 者 貧 乏 good scholars are seldom rich -
酸 素 欠 乏 oxygen deficiency, anoxia, hypoxia -
貧 乏 暮 しneedy circumstances, living in poverty -
貧 乏 臭 いshabby, mean, sorry... -
貧 乏 削 りpencil sharpened at both ends, sharpening a pencil at both ends -
貧 乏 ゆすりshaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously), tapping one's foot, fidgeting (of the legs)