この国には石油が乏しい。

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この 石油 乏しい

English Translation

Oil is scarce in this country.

Furigana

この(くに)には石油(せきゆ)(とぼ)しい。

Romanji

Kono kuni ni wa sekiyu 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
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
石油 (せきゆ)
oil; petroleum; kerosene
()
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: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら
Meanings: oil, fat
Readings: ボウ、 とぼ.しい、 とも.しい
Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited