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What does 乏しい (とぼしい, toboshii) mean?

乏しい (とぼしい, toboshii) means scarce, lacking, poor.

Quick facts
Readingとぼしい
Romajitoboshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とぼしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoboshii

scarce, lacking, poor

  1. 1i-adjective meagre; meager; scarce

Example sentences

  • This area is short on water resources.

  • He is anxious because he lacks experience.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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