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乏
Onyomi
ボウ
Kunyomi
とぼしい
Character
kanji
Japanese Meaning
貧困 / 欠乏 / 希少性
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものやおかねなどがすくなくてたりないようすをあらわすかんじ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
缺乏 / 贫乏 / 不足
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
缺乏 / 不足 / 貧乏
Korean Meaning
가난 / 부족 / 결핍
Indonesian
kekurangan / kelangkaan / kemiskinan
Vietnamese Meaning
thiếu thốn / khan hiếm / nghèo nàn
Tagalog Meaning
kakulangan / kakapusan / karukhaan
Sense（1）
poverty
Sense（2）
lack
Sense（3）
scarcity
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His life was impoverished, and every day was a struggle to survive.
His life was impoverished, and every day was a struggle to survive.
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彼の生活は乏しく、毎日が生きるための戦いだった。
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