乏 — destitution, scarce, limited

Common words with 乏

• 貧乏びんぼうpoverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penuriousCommon

  その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。
  I was very poor in those days.

• 窮乏きゅうぼうpoverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penuryCommon

  飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
  Famine caused great distress among the people.

• 欠乏けつぼうdeficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcityCommon

  知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。
  Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.

• 貧乏人びんぼうにんpoor person; the poorCommon
• 乏しいとぼしいmeagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poorCommon
• 耐乏たいぼうausterity; voluntary privationOccasional
• 貧乏旅行びんぼうりょこうbudget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheapRare
• 貧乏暮らしびんぼうぐらしneedy circumstances; living in povertyRare
• 学者貧乏がくしゃびんぼうgood scholars are seldom richRare
• 貧乏暇なしびんぼうひまなしa poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poorRare
• 貧乏に生まれるびんぼうにうまれるto be born poor; to be born into povertyRare
• 貧乏舌びんぼうじたbeing unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unso…Rare
• 引っ越し貧乏ひっこしびんぼうpoverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) movingRare
• 貧乏くさいびんぼうくさいshabby; mean; sorry; dingyRare
• 貧乏削りびんぼうけずりpencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both endsRare
• 貧乏パーマびんぼうパーマcurly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)Rare
• 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なしかせぐにおいつくびんぼうなしpoverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortuneRare
• 豊作貧乏ほうさくびんぼうimpoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' inco…Rare
• 乏しくなるとぼしくなるto get scarce; to run shortRare
• 酸素欠乏さんそけつぼうoxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxiaRare

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