Memory phrase for the Kanji: 乏

乏

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Meaning poverty, destitution, scarce, meager, lacking

Pronunciation

BŌ
toboshii

Explanation

Top: can be seen a person 人 and bottom as: zigzag

Mnemonic
 
(In search of food) If a person zigzags, he is poor.

Radicals

ノ EmphasisThe single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.
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 Vocabulary

欠乏 けつぼう  want, shortage, famine
貧乏 びんぼう  poverty, destitute, poor
乏しい とぼしい  meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, poor
窮乏 きゅうぼう  poverty

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