Word details

心細い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 心細い.

Dictionary

Entry

心細いころぼそ~い Adj.Freq #6463
1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening

Examples
彼が帰ってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細くなったからである。
He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

11 strokesFrequency 537JLPT N2Grade 2

On

サイ

Kun

ほそ.いほそ.るこま.かこま.かい

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