Readings

Kana: ボウ、とぼ.しい、とも.しい
Romaji: bou, tobo.shii, tomo.shii
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

destitution, scarce, limited

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1646
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-1-3
Korean Reading:  pib
Chinese Reading:  fa2
Unicode:  4e4f
JIS:  4B33

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1933
Nelson Index: 150
New Nelson Index: 46
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a3.11
Four Corner Index: 2030.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1805
Gakken Index: 1587
Daikanwanjiten Index: 133
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0347
Remembering the kanji Index: 1215
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1029
Kodansha Compact Index: 23
Kanji in Context Index: 860
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1228
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1693
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1223
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1300
Essential Kanji Index: 932
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2432
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2070
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1017

Words

乏しい (とぼしい、ともしい)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
欠乏 (けつぼう)
want; shortage; famine
窮乏 (きゅうぼう)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
貧乏人 (びんぼうにん)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
貧乏くじ (びんぼうくじ)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
貧乏 (びんぼう)
poverty; destitute; poor
貧乏神 (びんぼうがみ)
god of poverty
欠乏症 (けつぼうしょう)
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
貧乏性 (びんぼうしょう)
destined to poverty; parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; poor person's mentality (e.g. inability to relax)
貧乏暮らし (びんぼうぐらし)
needy circumstances; living in poverty
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