貧しい (Mazushii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivepoor; needy
- i-adjectivelacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
Examples
貧しいので買えない。
Being poor, he can't buy it.
貧しい人を軽蔑するな。
Don't look down on the poor.
貧しかったらどうしよう。
What if I am poor?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).