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    3. 乏

    乏

    乏とぼ.しい

    destitution

    N1KMT8Freq #1646Emotions & PsychologyKanji4 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    とぼ.しいとも.しい

    On'yomi

    ボウ

    destitutionscarcelimited

    丿之

    丿
    丶

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    尤丹勺刃斥凡泛貶乎之久𠂤刃斥尤乍丹乃丿

    Concepts using this kanji

    貧乏人

    poor person

    貧乏

    poverty-stricken

    欠乏

    deficiency

    乏しい

    meagre

    窮乏

    poverty

    学者貧乏

    good scholars are seldom rich

    貧乏人の子沢山

    poor households have many children

    貧乏子沢山

    poor households have many children

    空乏層

    depletion layer (of transistor)

    貧乏くじを引く

    to get the short end of the stick

    耐乏予算

    austerity budget

    貧乏性

    parsimonious spirit

    耐乏生活

    hard life

    器用貧乏

    jack of all trades, master of none

    困苦欠乏

    hardships and privations

    豊作貧乏

    impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest

    乏精子症

    oligozoospermia

    貧乏神

    god of poverty

    貧乏旅行

    budget travel

    貧乏に生まれる

    to be born poor

    貧乏所帯

    poor household

    大漁貧乏

    impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch

    引っ越し貧乏

    poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving

    欠乏症

    deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)

    ビタミン欠乏症

    vitamin deficiency disease

    乏しき

    poverty

    乏しくなる

    to get scarce

    貧乏削り

    pencil sharpened at both ends

    酸素欠乏

    oxygen deficiency

    色素欠乏症

    achromia

    貧乏くさい

    shabby

    貧乏パーマ

    curly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)

    貧乏ゆすり

    shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)

    貧乏くじ

    short end of the stick

    鉄欠乏性貧血

    iron-deficiency anemia

    稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし

    poverty is a stranger to industry

    貧乏暮らし

    needy circumstances

    耐乏

    austerity

    困苦窮乏

    hardships and privations

    酸素欠乏症

    hypoxemia

    貧乏揺るぎもしない

    completely motionless

    貧乏揺るぎ

    shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)

    貧乏暇なし

    a poor man has no time for leisure

    乏尿

    oliguria

    貧乏舌

    being unable to discern good food from bad

    胃酸欠乏症

    gastric achlorhydria

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丶
    • 丿

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    • 器用貧乏
    • 窮乏
    • 欠乏
    • 耐乏生活
    • 貧乏
    • 貧乏所帯
    • 貧乏神
    • 貧乏人
    • 貧乏性
    • 貧乏ゆすり
    • 貧乏揺るぎ
    • 貧乏くじ
    • 乏しい
    • 貧乏暮らし
    • 耐乏
    • 乏しき
    • 乏しくなる
    • 貧乏に生まれる
    • 欠乏症
    • 困苦欠乏
    • 困苦窮乏
    • 耐乏予算
    • 大漁貧乏
    • 豊作貧乏
    • 空乏層
    • 学者貧乏
    • 貧乏暇なし
    • 貧乏くじを引く
    • 酸素欠乏
    • 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし
    • ビタミン欠乏症
    • 胃酸欠乏症
    • 乏尿
    • 貧乏旅行
    • 鉄欠乏性貧血
    • 貧乏くさい
    • 乏精子症
    • 貧乏削り
    • 貧乏揺るぎもしない
    • 貧乏人の子沢山
    • 貧乏子沢山
    • 貧乏舌
    • 引っ越し貧乏
    • 貧乏パーマ
    • 酸素欠乏症
    • 色素欠乏症

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