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What does 貧しい (まずしい, mazushii) mean?

貧しい (まずしい, mazushii) means poor, needy.

Quick facts
Readingまずしい
Romajimazushii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
まずしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmazushii

poor, needy

  1. 1i-adjective poor; needy
  2. 2i-adjective lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

Example sentences

  • I want to help poor people.

  • Long ago, this village was very poor.

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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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