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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

貧弱(ひんじゃく)poor, meagre, meager, insubstantial

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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      poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial

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    貧弱 【ひんじゃく】

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      (つく)りが貧弱(ひんじゃく)(いえ)には()みたくありません。

      I wouldn’t want to live in a house that’s so poorly built.

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      貧弱(ひんじゃく)(からだ)がコンプレックスなので、(きん)トレをしています。

      I've always been self-conscious about my scanty body, so I started working out.

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      先生(せんせい):「ボキャブラリーが貧弱(ひんじゃく)(ひと)小説(しょうせつ)()になれませんよ。」

      Teacher: 'You can't become a novelist with such a poor vocabulary.'

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      貧弱(ひんじゃく)財源(ざいげん)政府(せいふ)はいかにして少子化(しょうしか)対策(たいさく)(すす)めるつもりなのだろう?

      How does the government expect to tackle the falling birthrate with such meager funding?

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      サポート体制(たいせい)貧弱(ひんじゃく)とあって、その会社(かいしゃ)商品(しょうひん)購入(こうにゅう)する(ひと)()(つづ)けている。

      Because their support system is so shabby, fewer and fewer people are buying from that company.

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