JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 乏: "destitution, scarce, limited"
The kanji 乏 means "destitution, scarce, limited". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ in on'yomi and とぼ.しい, とも.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とぼ.しいとも.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | destitution, scarce, limited |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1646 of 2,501 |
Common words with 乏
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 貧乏poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
- 乏しいmeagre; meager; scarce; limited
- 貧乏人poor person; the poor
- 欠乏deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack
- 貧乏くじshort end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank
- 貧乏性parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save · tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
- 貧乏くじを引くto get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
- 窮乏poverty; destitution; privation; indigence
- 器用貧乏jack of all trades, master of none
- 貧乏くさいshabby; mean; sorry; dingy
- 貧乏ゆすりshaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
- 貧乏神god of poverty
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