Last Updated :2026/01/06

瘠薄

Hiragana
せきはく
Adjective
literary
Japanese Meaning
やせていて栄養や肥えが少ないさま。また、土地がやせていて作物がよく育たないさま。転じて、内容や情が乏しく、貧弱なさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やせていて うすく こいしつが ないようす。実りや 中みが すくないようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
贫瘠的 / 不肥沃的 / 荒芜的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
土地貧瘠 / 不肥沃(指土壤) / 荒瘠
Korean Meaning
척박한 / 메마른 / 불모의
Vietnamese Meaning
cằn cỗi (đất đai) / bạc màu, kém phì nhiêu
Tagalog Meaning
tigang / baog / di-mabunga
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This area is barren, and hardly any plants grow.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

该地区土壤贫瘠,几乎没有植物生长。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

這個地區貧瘠,植物幾乎無法生長。

Vietnamese Translation

Khu vực này cằn cỗi, thực vật hầu như không thể phát triển.

Tagalog Translation

Ang rehiyong ito ay may mahinang lupa, kaya halos hindi tumutubo ang mga halaman.

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(literary) barren (not producing vegetation); infertile

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(literary) barren (not producing vegetation); infertile

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瘠薄

この地域は瘠薄で、植物がほとんど育たない。

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This area is barren, and hardly any plants grow.

This area is barren, and hardly any plants grow.

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この地域は瘠薄で、植物がほとんど育たない。

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