乏 — destitution, scarce, limited

とぼしい乏 destitution

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes

U+4E4F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1646 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1300 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

destitution
scarce
limited

word

とぼ tobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

乏(とぼ) しい toboshii scarce

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

貧(びん) 乏(ぼう) binbou poverty

Appears in idioms

器用貧乏四字熟語

utensil, use, poverty, destitution

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

丿 slash

之 of

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乏 — destitution, scarce, limited

Meanings

word

とぼ tobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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乏 — destitution, scarce, limited

Meanings

word

とぼ tobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう ・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).