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    3. 貧しい

    貧しい

    貧まずし​い​

    poor

    N3KMT8News #18+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    まずしい

    Adjective

    1.
    poor, needy
    2.
    lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

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    彼かれは貧まずしい家か庭ていに生うまれた。

    He was born into a poor family.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    貧まずしい国くにでは、教きょう育いくを受うける機き会かいも少すくない。

    In poor countries, opportunities for education are scarce.

    KMT8EducationPolitics & Law
    彼かれの文ぶん章しょうは語ご彙いが貧まずしく、表ひょう現げん力りょくに欠かけていた。

    His writing was poor in vocabulary and lacked expressiveness.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyLiteratureEducation
    物ぶっ質しつ的てきには豊ゆたかでも、心こころが貧まずしい人ひとは少すくなくない。

    Even if materially rich, there are many people whose hearts are poor.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy
    貧まずしい人ひと々びとへの支し援えんは、社しゃ会かい全ぜん体たいの課 題 だ。

    Support for the poor is a challenge for society as a whole.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & LawDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    貧
    まず.しい…(2)
    poverty・poor
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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