貧しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貧しい
1
poor; needy
Examples
われわれは貧しい人あざ笑ってはいけない。
We must not laugh at the poor.
2
lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
Kanji in this Word
貧
11 strokes
Frequency: 1211
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
poverty
poor
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒン
ビン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まず.しい
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