Results, poor

JLPTN3
苦手★【にがてnigate】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
  • dislike (of); difficult to deal with

私watashiはha数学suugakuはha苦手nigateだda。 I am out of my element in math.

JLPTN3
かわいそうkawaisou☆《可哀相ateji・可哀想ateji・可哀そうateji》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

彼女kanojoはha可哀想kawaisouにni思ってomotte、そのsono子ko達tachiのno面倒をみたmendouwomita。 She cared for the children out of charity.

JLPTN3
貧しい☆【まずしいmazushii】 Inflection

adjective:

  • poor; needy
  • lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

われわれwarewareはha貧しいmazushii人hitoあざ笑ってazawaratteはhaいけないikenai。 We must not laugh at the poor.

JLPTN1
貧弱☆【ひんじゃくhinjaku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby; insubstantial

私のwatashinoドイツ語DOITSUgoのno知識chishikiはha貧弱hinjakuですdesu。 My knowledge of German is poor.

JLPTN1
不憫【ふびんfubin】不愍・不便 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
細々☆【ほそぼそhosoboso】細細

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • poor (living)
  • barely continuing; just scraping along

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • very narrow - as ... とした

ムリMURIエルERUさんsanはhaバイトBAITOでde細細とkomagomato暮らしているkurashiteiru。 Muriel is making a poor living from her part-time job.

ほそぼそとhosobosotoしたshitaアクセスAKUSESUやya、たまにtamaniくるkuruメールMEERUなどnadoにni励まされhagemasare、ズルズルZURUZURUここkokoまでmadeきてkiteしまいましたshimaimashita。 Encouraged by the continuing trickle of hits and the rarely arriving email I've somehow kept going till now.

プアPUA・プアーPUAA・プーアPUUA Inflection

adjectival noun:

拙【せつsetsu】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • poor; weak - archaism

pronoun:

  • I; me - humble language - male language
駄【だda】

prefix:

  • poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless ➜ 駄文

suffix noun / counter:

  • load; pack; horse load ➜ 一駄

noun:

  • packhorse
拙悪【せつあくsetsuaku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
お寒い【おさむいosamui】御寒い Inflection

adjective:

  • poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate
  • cold; chilly - polite language ➜ 寒い
芳しくない【かんばしくないkanbashikunai】芳しく無い Inflection

adjective:

  • poor; not satisfactory; undesirable; unfavourable; unfavorable; disgraceful

現在genzaiのnoそのsono市shiのno財政zaiseiはha芳しくないkanbashikunai。 The present state of the city's finances is not good.

お粗末【おそまつosomatsu】御粗末 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor; lame; ill-prepared - humble language ➜ 粗末
質の悪い・たちの悪い【たちのわるいtachinowarui】タチの悪い【タチのわるいTACHInowarui】 Inflection

adjective:

JLPTN5
悪い☆【わるいwarui】惡いold・惡るいold Inflection

adjective:

  • bad; poor; inferior
  • evil; sinful
  • unprofitable; unbeneficial
  • at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  • sorry

「顔色がわるいkaoirogawaruiけどkedo具合guaiがga悪いwaruiのnoかいkai」「そういうsouiuわけwakeでもないdemonaiよyo」 "You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."

すいませんsuimasen。あなたanataにni悪いwaruiことkotoをwoしましたshimashita。 I'm sorry. I did you wrong.

これkoreはha悪いwarui話hanashiではないdehanaiでしょうdeshou？ This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?

あなたanataのnoおっしゃるossharuことkotoはha認めるmitomeruにしてもnishitemo、私watashiはhaやはりyahariあなたanataがga悪いwaruiとto思いますomoimasu。 Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.

悪いwaruiけどkedoおo豆腐toufu買ってkatteきてkiteくれないkurenai？ I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?

JLPTN5
下手☆【へたheta】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

彼kareはhaイギリスIGIRISU生まれumareだdaがga、英語eigoがgaとてもtotemo下手hetaであるdearu。 He comes from England, but is very poor at English.

そこでsokodeベスBESU下手hetaよりyori登場toujou！ Now Beth enters, stage right!

JLPTN1
不良★【ふりょうfuryou】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • bad; poor; inferior

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

彼kareはha不良furyou仲間nakamaとtoぐるguruになっていたninatteita。 He fell into bad company.

悴【かせkase】

prefix noun:

  • low; poor; scrawny
JLPTN3
気の毒☆【きのどくkinodoku】気のどく Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
  • unpardonable; regrettable

友人yuujinのno父親chichioyaがga急死kyuushiしたshitaのnoをwo大変taihen気の毒kinodokuにni思ったomotta。 I felt very sorry about the sudden death of my friend's father.

へたくそhetakuso☆《下手くそ・下手糞》ヘタクソHETAKUSO Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • shitty; clumsy; poor; awkward - derogatory term

彼kareはhaイギリスIGIRISUでde生まれたumaretaがga、英語eigoがgaとてもtotemoへたくそhetakusoだda。 Although he was born in England, he speaks English very badly.

すぐれないsugurenai《優れない》 Inflection

adjective:

下手っぴ【へたっぴhetappi】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

へぼいheboi Inflection

adjective:

  • clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad - colloquialism ➜ へぼ
JLPTN1
貧乏☆【びんぼうbinbou】貧之irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poverty; destitute; poor

その頃sonokoro、私watashiはha非常にhijouni貧乏binbouだったdatta。 I was very poor in those days.

上がったり★【あがったりagattari】

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