乏
Destitution, Scarce JLPT N1
4 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1646
Meaning
Destitution, Scarce, Limited
Readings
On’yomiボウ bou
Kun’yomiとぼ.しい toboshii、とも.しい tomoshii
Radical
Components
- 丿 (radical)
- 之
Example sentences
- 彼は非常に貧乏だと言われている。He is said to be very poor.
- 彼は貧乏なのを不幸のせいにする。He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.
- 貧乏は、ある意味で、天の恵みだ。Poverty is, in a sense, a blessing.
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