乏しい

とぼしい

toboshii

しい
とぼ

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しい
とぼ

toboshii

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor

    EXAMPLE
    この(くに)には石油(せきゆ)(とぼ)しい。
    Oil is scarce in this country.

What does 乏しい mean in English?

  1. meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor(adj-i)

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乏しい (toboshii)