# 乏 — Scarce

Frequency rank 1561 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 泳 (Swim), less common than 荘 (Villa).

- On’yomi: ぼう
- Kun’yomi: とぼ
- Radical: 丿 Slash (Kangxi 4)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A single drop slides down a slide -- just one drop trickling down means resources are scarce.

In words:

- 乏しい とぼしい — meagre;scarce;limited;destitute;hard up;scanty;poor
- 貧乏 びんぼう — poverty;destitute;poor
- 窮乏 きゅうぼう — poverty

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