“Meager” in Japanese
Short answer
Meager in Japanese is “乏しい” (toboshii). Full meaning: meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor.
Other ways to say “Meager” in Japanese
細微
saibi minute, meager, meagre, mean
乏い
toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
とぼしい
toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
貧弱
hinjaku poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial
それ式
soreshiki trivial, insignificant, meager, meagre, that little amount, such a small extent
僅か
wazuka a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin); only, just, merely, no more than
さいび
saibi minute, meager, meagre, mean
細び
saibi minute, meager, meagre, mean
乏
toboshi meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
乏し
toboshi meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
微か
kasuka faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy; poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.