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乏しい
Readings
とぼしい
toboshii
ともしい
tomoshii
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 乏しい
is [x] 乏しくない
is not [x] Past 乏しかった
was [x] 乏しくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 乏しくて
is [x] and... 乏しくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
乏 ON: ボウ KUN: とぼ.しい, とも.しい
destitution, scarce, limited

Stroke: 4 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-1-3 FC: 2030.0


Phrases
この国には石油が乏しい。
Parts: 此の (この) 国 (くに) には 石油 (せきゆ) 乏しい (とぼしい)
Oil is scarce in this country.