乏

ONぼう

KUNとぼしい

Meanings

lackscarcemeagerpoor

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How to remember

The kanji 乏 resembles a person (人) who is missing an arm or is incomplete, visually representing the idea of 'lack' or 'scarcity'.

'ボウ' (bou) — Imagine shouting 'BOH!' in disappointment when you find there's a *lack* of something.

貧乏びんぼう

poverty; poor

欠乏けつぼう

deficiency; lack; shortage

乏しいとぼしい

scarce; meager; lacking

困乏こんぼう

destitution; dire poverty