| Kanji | 乏しい |
| Reading | とぼしい |
| Romaji | toboshii |
| Meaning | scarce; lacking |
| Part of Speech | i-adjective |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N3 |
経験が乏しい。
Keiken ga toboshii.
Experience is lacking.
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乏しい (とぼしい, toboshii) means "scarce; lacking" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word.
乏しい is pronounced "toboshii" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is とぼしい.
乏しい is a JLPT N3 word. JLPT N3 is the intermediate level with ~3,000 words.