1Having little money or property and struggling to get by; economically disadvantaged.
彼は貧しい家庭に生まれたが、努力して成功をつかんだ。
He was born into a poor family, but through hard work he achieved success.
この国には、貧しい生活を送っている人が大勢いる。
There are many people in this country living in poverty.
学生時代は貧しくて、毎日カップラーメンばかり食べていた。
I was poor as a student and ate instant noodles almost every day.
貧しい人々を支援するために寄付を集めている。
They are collecting donations to support poor people.
2Lacking in content, quality, or quantity; scanty or inadequate — used in phrases like 発想が貧しい (lacking in imagination).
語彙が貧しいと、文章の魅力が半減してしまう。
If your vocabulary is poor, the appeal of your writing is cut in half.
このドラマはストーリーが貧しく、途中で見るのをやめた。
This drama has a thin storyline, so I stopped watching partway through.
発想が貧しいままでは、新しい商品は生まれない。
As long as your ideas remain poor, no new products will be born.