日本は天然資源が乏しい。

日本は天然資源が乏しい。

Japan is poor in natural resources.

日本(にっぽん)は天然(てんねん)資源(しげん)が乏(とぼ)しい。

Nippon wa tennen shigen ga toboshii.

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

天然 (てんねん)

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

資源 (しげん)

resources

が (が)

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

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Readings: テン、あまつ、あめ、あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

Readings: ゼン、ネン、しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Reading: シ

Meanings: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to

Readings: ゲン、みなもと

Meanings: source, origin

Readings: ボウ、とぼ.しい、とも.しい

Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited