• 寡占かせん — market monopoly; oligopoly
• 寡黙かもく — taciturn; quiet
• 多寡たか — amount; quantity
• 寡婦かふ — widow (formal)

※ This kanji rarely appears alone in modern Japanese and is mainly used in compound words.

The roof radical 宀 suggests a household or family. 寡 originally described a home with few people — a sense of scarcity, loneliness, or lack.