JapanLingo

貧しいまずしい

mazushii

poor

N3

How to remember this word

When you meet 貧しい in real text, pause on it once — meeting “poor” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

sofu wa mazushii ie de sodachimashita.

My grandfather grew up in a poor family.

Example 2

mazushii kuni no kodomotachi o shien suru katsudou ni sanka shiteimasu.

I take part in activities that support children in poor countries.