Word details

乏しい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 乏しい.

Dictionary

Entry

乏しいとぼしいともしい~い Adj.Freq #6615
1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor

Examples
この国には石油が乏しい。
Oil is scarce in this country.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

乏

destitution, scarce, limited

3 strokesFrequency 1,646JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボウ

Kun

とぼ.しいとも.しい

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