この国は雨がとぼしい。

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この とぼしい

English Translation

Rain is scarce in this country.

Furigana

この(くに)(あめ)がとぼしい。

Romanji

Kono kuni wa ame ga toboshii.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(あめ)
rain
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
乏しい (とぼしい、ともしい)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain