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    3. 乏しい

    乏しい

    乏とぼし​い​

    meagre

    N1KMT10News #32+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab7 strokes

    とぼしいともしい

    Adjective

    1.
    meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor

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    この地ち域いきは水みずが乏とぼしい。

    This region is scarce in water.

    KMT6Nature & Environment
    彼かれの人じん生せいは喜よろこびが乏とぼしく、常つねに孤こ独どくを感かんじていた。

    His life was poor in joy, and he always felt lonely.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれは語ご彙いが乏とぼしいので、表ひょう現げんに苦く労ろうしている。

    He has a limited vocabulary, so he struggles with expression.

    KMT10Education
    資し金きんが乏とぼしい中なか、プロジェクトを成せい功こうさせるのは困こん難なんだった。

    It was difficult to succeed in the project with scarce funds.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    この国くにの天てん然ねん資し源げんは乏とぼしいが、技ぎ術じゅつ力りょくで補おぎなっている。

    This country's natural resources are scarce, but it compensates with technological prowess.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentTechnology

    Characters that make up this word

    乏
    とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)
    destitution・scarce・limited
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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