Poor

"Poor" in Japanese

かわいそうな

kawaisō na

(used to express pity)

下手な

heta na

(of low quality)

劣る

otoru

(of low quality)

哀れな

(used to express pity)

拙い

mazui, tsutanai

(of low quality)

粗末な

somatsu na

(of low quality)

謙遜

kenson

(free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant)

貧しい

mazushii

(with few or no possessions or money)

貧乏な

binbō na

(with few or no possessions or money)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.