adjective

  1. meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
乏しい とぼしい
とも
 
 
乏しい ともしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ とぼ.しい とも.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ の ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)