Word details
乏しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 乏しい.
Dictionary
Entry
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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