Vocab Info

N1 I-adjective

(まず)しいpoor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      poor, needy

    2. I-adjective

      2.

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

    All Forms

    貧しい 【まずしい】

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    Examples

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      片親(かたおや)(ぼく)(いえ)()らしが(まず)しいです。

      My single-parent household is poor. {poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate}

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      (わたし)(まず)しい(いえ)()まれたことを()じてはいません。

      I am not ashamed of being born into a poor family. {poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate}

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      (わたし)想像(そうぞう)(りょく)(まず)しいので、物語(ものがたり)(つく)ることは出来(でき)ません。

      I lack imagination, so I can't create stories. {poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate}

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      (まず)しい生活(せいかつ)から()()すべく、(わたし)(ふた)つの仕事(しごと)()()ちしています。

      In order to escape from a poor lifestyle, I am juggling two jobs. {poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate}

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      この食卓(しょくたく)はとても(まず)くて(かな)しい気分(きぶん)になるが、()べられるだけマシである。

      This dining table is so poor and makes me feel sad, but it's better than having nothing to eat. {poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate}

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