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乏

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1561 / 2,608

Scarce

On’yomi
ぼう
Kun’yomi
とぼ
Radical
丿 Slash (Kangxi 4)

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

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

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;poorN1
貧乏 びんぼう poverty;destitute;poorN1
窮乏 きゅうぼう povertyN1

乏 is rank 1561 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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