貧しい
N3まずしい mazushii
- poor
- needy
い-adjective
Chinese meanings
贫穷
Examples
- われわれは貧しい人をあざ笑ってはいけない。We must not mock poor people.我们不应该嘲笑穷人。
- 貧しい人をさげすんではならない。You should not look down upon the poor.不要轻视穷人。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b718c116a2'); // 貧しい
{
"id": "b718c116a2",
"word": "貧しい",
"reading": "まずしい",
"romaji": "mazushii",
"meanings": [
"poor",
"needy"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"adj-i"
],
"jmdict_id": 1490740,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "われわれは貧しい人をあざ笑ってはいけない。",
"en": "We must not mock poor people."
},
{
"ja": "貧しい人をさげすんではならない。",
"furigana": "{貧|まず}しい{人|ひと}をさげすんではならない。",
"en": "You should not look down upon the poor.",
"tatoeba_id": 85192
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "0c6f560a0e0969f4540a8396803713e76e5ca1e4b17c433dec4ad0b48fbca382",
"meanings": [
"贫穷"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "われわれは貧しい人をあざ笑ってはいけない。",
"zh": "我们不应该嘲笑穷人。"
},
{
"ja": "貧しい人をさげすんではならない。",
"zh": "不要轻视穷人。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/b718c116a2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1490740; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "18d0b4e482746bac65a70933f135c132a1e48ca0030486ed2fc9e47e2fedfa19"
}
}