Word details
ぼろ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ぼろ.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun
rag; old cloth
2
Common noun
tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags
Examples
その男はボロを着ていた。
The man was in rags.
3
Common noun
fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness
4
Noun or verb acting prenominally; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered
Examples
ぼろ服が正直者を包んでいるかもしれない。
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
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