adjective

  1. poor, needy.
  2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
貧しい まずしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poverty, poor
ヒン まず.しい (5th, N3)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)