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乏

乏 (destitution, scarce, limited)

  • JLPT N1
  • 4 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 丿
  • #1646 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ボウ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
とぼ.しいとも.しい

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

貧乏びんぼう暇ひまなしですよ。

Poor men have no leisure.

浪費ろうひは欠乏けつぼうのもと。

Waste makes want.

彼かれは昔むかしは貧乏びんぼうだった。

He used to be poor.

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