Illustration: In a community hall being prepared for a local gathering, a volunteer has placed three thin, sparsely leafed twigs in a large ceremonial flower vase. The arrangement barely rises above the rim and leaves almost the entire vessel visually empty.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

貧ひん弱じゃく

hinjaku

poor, meager

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしのドイツ語ごの知識ちしきは貧弱ひんじゃくです。

    My knowledge of German is poor.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれの美術びじゅつの知識ちしきは貧弱ひんじゃくだ。

    His knowledge of art is poor.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしの物理ぶつりの知識ちしきは貧弱ひんじゃくです。

    I don’t have much knowledge of physics.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 貧弱

  • 貧poverty; poorOnヒン・ビンKunまずしい
  • 弱weak; frailOnジャクKunよわい・よわる・よわまる

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