乏しい
Meanings
I-adjective
1. meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とぼしい
Examples15
この
Oil is scarce in this country.
彼
He's always short of money.
彼
He has no small talk.
この
Rain is scarce in this country.
日本
Japan is lacking in raw materials.
遠近
I'm afraid my depth perception is very poor.