貧しい
Meanings
I-adjective
1. poor; needy
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
Kanji used
Pitch accent
まずしい
Examples161
われわれ
We must not laugh at the poor.
彼
Poor as he was, he couldn't go to college.
持てば
The more one has, the more one wants.
彼
He is poor, but he is in high spirits.
貧しい
Being poor, he can't buy it.
彼
He cannot afford it because he is poor.