| Kanji | 乏しい |
| Reading | とぼしい |
| Romaji | toboshii |
| Meaning | scarce, meager |
| Part of Speech | i-adjective |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N1 |
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乏しい (とぼしい, toboshii) means "scarce, meager" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.
乏しい is pronounced "toboshii" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is とぼしい.
乏しい is a JLPT N1 word. JLPT N1 is the advanced level with ~10,000+ words.