Vocab Info
N1 I-adjective
貧しいpoor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate
Dictionary Definition
Common
I-adjective
1.
poor, needy
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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片親の僕の家は暮らしが貧しいです。
My single-parent household is poor.
私は貧しい家に生まれたことを恥じてはいません。
I am not ashamed of being born into a poor family.
私は想像力が貧しいので、物語を作ることは出来ません。
I lack imagination, so I can't create stories—my ideas are scant.
貧しい生活から抜け出すべく、私は二つの仕事を掛け持ちしています。
To escape poverty, I’m juggling two jobs.
この食卓はとても貧しくて悲しい気分になるが、食べられるだけマシである。
This meal is so meager it makes me feel sad, but at least I have something to eat.
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