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Definition and Synonyms for 乏しい
| 1. | 乏しい | 量や数が、需要に比べて不十分である |
| Scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand | |
| Synonyms: | 乏しい | |
| 2. | 乏しい | 量、品質または範囲が、不十分な |
| Meagerly | deficient in amount or quality or extent | |
| Synonyms: | 乏しい, 貧しい, 貧小, 貧弱 | |
| 3. | 乏しい | 振幅または量が不足するさま |
| Scanty | lacking in amplitude or quantity | |
| Synonyms: | からっけつ, 不十分, 乏しい, お寒い, 寡少, 手薄, 薄い, 貧しい, 貧小, 貧弱, 鮮少 | |
| 4. | 乏しい | 不満足な |
| Poor | unsatisfactory | |
| Synonyms: | 乏しい, お寒い, 貧しい | |
| 5. | 乏しい | 貧困に特徴づけられる、または、貧困を示す |
| Poor | characterized by or indicating poverty | |
| Synonyms: | 乏しい, 貧しい, 貧乏, 貧困 | |
| 6. | 乏しさ | 乏しいという性質 |
| Exiguity | the quality of being meager | |
| Synonyms: | 乏しい | |
| 7. | 闕乏 | 欠けているか入手できないものを必要とする状態 |
| Want | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | |
| Synonyms: | 不足, 乏しい, 払底, 欠乏, 欠如, 欠落 |
Meanings for each kanji in 乏しい
| » | 乏 | destitution; scarce; limited |
Categories 乏しい is a member of
| 1. | 闕乏 | 十分な量や数に欠けていること |
| Insufficiency | lack of an adequate quantity or number | |
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| 2. | 闕乏 | 救援を必要とする状態 |
| Demand | a condition requiring relief | |
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Conjugations for 乏しい
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Sample Sentences for 乏しい
日本は資源が乏しい国にもかかわらず、国際貿易のお陰で経済大国に発展した。
Though it is poor in natural resources, Japan has become an economic superpower thanks to international trade.
皆さんは、皮膚がんになる危険性が大いにあり、体を弱りきらせ、食料の乏しい、動植物の減少した未来の世界を私たちにつくるつもりですか。
Are you creating for us a future world where there is a greater danger of skin cancer, weakened bodies, less food and fewer plants and animals?
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