NichiDict

貧しい

N3
まずしい
[mazushii]
Illustration for 貧しい

Meanings

1.Adj-i

poor; needy

2.Adj-i

lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

Examples

彼は貧しい家庭で育ったが成功した。

He grew up in a poor family.

祖父の時代は暮らしが貧しかったと聞いている。

I've heard that life was poor in my grandfather's time.

この地域は資源が貧しくないので発展が早い。

This area is not poor in resources, so it's developing quickly.