destitution, scarce, limited
On'yomi (音読み)
- ボウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とぼ.しい
- とも.しい
About this kanji
The kanji 乏 means something like "scarce" or "limited." It is often used to describe situations involving lack or deficiency. As a verb, you can find it in the word 乏しい (とぼしい), meaning "meager" or "insufficient." For compound words, 欠乏 (けつぼう) means "deficiency," while 貧乏 (びんぼう) translates to "poverty-stricken." A poor person is referred to as 貧乏人 (びんぼうにん). When using this kanji, keep in mind that it often conveys a sense of need or shortage, making it relevant in discussions about economic or personal circumstances.
Example sentences
資源が乏しい地域もある。
There are regions that are lacking in resources.
Meanings across languages
- English
- destitution, scarce, limited
- Tiếng Việt
- thiếu thốn
- 日本語
- 乏しい
- 한국어
- 부족
- 中文
- 乏
- id
- kekurangan, jarang, terbatas
- th
- ความยากจน, น้อย, จำกัด
- es
- indigencia, escaso, limitado
- fr
- pauvreté, rare, limité
- de
- Notlage, knapp, begrenzt
- pt
- penúria, escasso, limitado
Common compounds
- 欠乏deficiency, insufficiency, shortage
- 貧乏poverty-stricken, destitute, poor
- 貧乏人poor person, the poor
- 乏しいmeagre, meager, scarce
- 窮乏poverty, destitution, privation
- 耐乏austerity, voluntary privation
- 乏尿oliguria
- 貧乏神god of poverty
Words using this kanji
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