貧しい (まずしい, mazushii) Japanese meaning: poor | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000貧しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 貧しい | 貧しくない |
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| Polite | 貧しいです | 貧しくないですalso 貧しくありません |
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| Past polite | 貧しかったです | 貧しくなかったですalso 貧しくありませんでした |
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| Past | 貧しかった | 貧しくなかった |
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| Te-form | 貧しくて | 貧しくなくて |
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| Adverbial | 貧しく | |
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| Conditional | 貧しければ | 貧しくなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 貧しかったら | 貧しくなかったら |
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He was born into a poor family.
Support for poor countries is necessary.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が貧しい家庭に育つto grow up in a poor family
He grew up in a poor family but succeeded through hard work.
貧しい暮らしをするto live in poverty
After the war, many people lived in poverty.
〈物〉が貧しい(something, e.g. vocabulary, content) is poor or inadequate
His report is lacking in substance.
Expressions
心の貧しいungenerous; poor in spirit; lacking great feelings
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貧しい means 'poor', the direct opposite of 富む when it refers to material wealth.
貧しい is the everyday native Japanese word for 'poor', contrasting with リッチ's meaning of being wealthy.
