# 乏 — meagre; poor

乏 means “meagre; poor”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). Kun'yomi: とぼ(しい) (toboshii), とも(しい) (tomoshii). You'll see it in words such as 乏しい (toboshii, “meagre; scarce”).

- Meaning: meagre; poor
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: とぼ(しい) (toboshii), とも(しい) (tomoshii)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## Words with 乏

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乏しい | とぼしい (toboshii) | meagre; scarce |

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[隻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-ships/) · [乏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meagre/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/) · [寸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inch/) · [幾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/how-many/) · [坪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tsubo-area-unit/) · [厘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rin-old-coin/) · [乙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/second-in-order/)

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