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“Scarce” in Japanese

Short answer
希少 kishou きしょー

Scarce in Japanese is “希少” (kishou). Full meaning: scarce, rare.

Other ways to say “Scarce” in Japanese

乏しい toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor 少ない zukunai few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare 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 稀少 kishou scarce, rare 寥々 ryouryou lonely, dreary, desolate, barren; few, scarce, sparse, rare, hardly any 少い sukunai few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare 尠い zukunai few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare 寡い zukunai few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare 僅い zukunai few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare 少なし sukunashi few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare

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