貧しい

Meaning

1. adj-i
   poor; needy
2. adj-i
   lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

Example sentences

• 貧しい人とはほんのわずかしか持っていない人ではなく欲のありすぎる人である。

  Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.

• 裕福な人々と貧しい人々との格差はますます広がっている。

  The gap between rich and poor is getting wider.

• 豊かな国は貧しい国のことをあまり考えていない。

  It seems that the rich part of humanity doesn't care much for the problems of the poor part.