貧しい
まずしい
Meanings
- い-adjective poor; needy
- lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
Kanji
- 貧 poor. Read as まずしい.
Example sentences
- 貧しい人とはほんのわずかしか持っていない人ではなく欲のありすぎる人である。
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much. - 金持ちも貧しい人と同様に苦労がある。
The rich have trouble as well as the poor. - 金持ちは貧しい人々を軽蔑しがちだ。
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. - 金持ちなら貧しい人を救ってやるのだが。
Were I rich, I would help the poor. - 金持ちが必ずしも貧しい者より幸福とは限らない。
The rich are not always happier than the poor.
Common phrases
Words containing 貧しい
- 心の貧しい (こころのまずしい) ungenerous