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Words — 308 found

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. poverty; penury; need; destitution
Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. shortage; lack; want
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. poor; needy
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitifulUsually written using kana alone
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可哀相 【かわいそう】可哀そう 【かわいそう】可愛そう 【かわいそう】
Notes
可哀想: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 可哀相: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 可哀そう: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby; insubstantial
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. unskillful; poor; awkwardAntonym: 上手 じょうず
  • かれ
  • イギリス
  • 生まれ
  • えいご英語
  • とても
  • へた下手
  • である
He comes from England, but is very poor at English.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. imprudent; untactful
  • へた下手
  • うご動き
  • かた
  • しない
  • よう様に
  • 気をつけ
  • なさい
Take care not to make a foolish move.
Other forms
ヘタ
Notes
へた: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; poor; undesirable
  • かおいろ顔色がわるい
  • けど
  • ぐあい具合
  • わる悪い
  • かい
  • 」「
  • そういう
  • わけ
  • でもない
"You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  • わたし私の
  • ステレオ
  • あなた
  • より
  • おんしつ音質
  • わる悪い
My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. evil; sinful
  • すいません
  • あなた
  • わる悪い
  • こと
  • しました
I'm sorry. I did you wrong.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. ugly; not beautiful
  • たてもの建物
  • らくが落書き
  • だらけで
  • みため見た目
  • わる悪い
The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  • あなた
  • おっしゃる
  • こと
  • みと認める
  • にしても
  • わたし
  • やはり
  • あなた
  • わる悪い
  • おも思います
Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. bad (at doing something)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. unprofitable; unbeneficial
  • これ
  • わる悪い
  • はなし
  • ではない
  • でしょう
This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
8. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
  • わる悪い
  • けど
  • とうふ豆腐
  • 買って
  • きて
  • くれない
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. bad; poor; inferior; defective
  • かれ
  • ふりょう不良
  • なかま仲間
  • ぐる
  • になっていた
He fell into bad company.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
  • ふりょう不良
  • たち
  • かれ
  • なぐりたお殴り倒して
  • さいふ財布
  • うば奪った
The delinquents knocked him down and stole his wallet.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. unpardonable; regrettable
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasantUsually written using kana alone
  • すき腹
  • まずい
  • もの
  • なし
Hunger is the best sauce.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsyUsually written using kana alone, See also 拙い
  • かれ彼の
  • ひっせき筆跡
  • たいへん大変
  • まずい
  • なにがなんだか
  • わからない
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. ugly; unattractive; homely; plainUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwiseUsually written using kana alone, See also 気不味い
  • まずい
  • ガソリン
  • 切れて
  • きた
Oh, no! We're running out of gas.
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マズイマズい
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
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貧之 【びんぼう】ビンボー
Notes
貧之: Irregular kanji usage.
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かんば
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. poor; not satisfactory; undesirable; unfavourable; unfavorable; disgraceful
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate
  • おさむお寒い
  • きょういく教育
  • せいさく政策
  • にほん日本
  • ガン
The poor educational policy is a detriment to Japan.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cold; chillyPolite (teineigo) language, See also 寒い
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazyUsually written using kana alone
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scantyUsually written using kana alone
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幽か 【かすか】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. stingy; greedy
Other forms
穢い 【きたない】
Notes
穢い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. economic slump; hard times; depression; recessionSee also 好景気
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. poor (business); dull; slack; inactive
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. gloomy; cheerless; dismal
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
1. poor (living)
    ムリエル
  • さん
  • バイト
  • ほそぼそ細細と
  • 暮らしている
Muriel is making a poor living from her part-time job.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
2. barely continuing; just scraping along
  • ほそぼそと
  • した
  • アクセス
  • たまに
  • くる
  • メール
  • など
  • はげ励まされ
  • ズルズル
  • ここ
  • まで
  • きて
  • しまいました
Encouraged by the continuing trickle of hits and the rarely arriving email I've somehow kept going till now.
Noun or verb acting prenominally
3. very narrowas ... とした
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細細 【ほそぼそ】
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Kanji — 5 found

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11 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
poverty, poor
On: ヒン ビン
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100.0
14 strokes.
poor, impoverished
On: ロウ
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100.0
17 strokes.
poor sentences, bent and twisted, too complicate
On: ゴウ ギョウ
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100.0
19 strokes.
exhausted, impoverished, poor
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Sentences — 379 found

  • jreibun/620/1
      この夏は記録的な
    • しょうう少雨
    • で、
    • いね
    • せいいく生育
    • が極端に悪く、
    • のうか農家
    • は困っている。
    This summer has been troubled by record low rainfall, which has resulted in extremely poor rice growth. This situation aggrieves farmers. Jreibun
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Names — 5 found

プア
Unclassified name
1. Poor
びんぼうにんのこだくさん 【貧乏人の子沢山】
Place
1. Poor people have large families.
プールボー
Unclassified name
1. Poorbaugh
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