乏しい (とぼしい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

乏しい (とぼしい) means scarce / limited / meager.

See example sentences below.

乏しい at a glance

乏しい

とぼしいtoboshii

N1adj

scarce / limited / meager

乏しいとぼしいtoboshiiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

scarce / limited / meager

Example 1

この地域は食料がとぼしいです。

Translation

Food is scarce in this area.

Example 2

彼の知識はとぼしいが努力している。

Translation

His knowledge is limited, but he is trying hard.