NichiDict

ぼろ

N2
襤褸
[boro]
Illustration for 襤褸

Meanings

1.Noun

rag; old cloth

2.Noun

tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags

3.Noun

fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness

4.NounAdj-na

worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered

Other Readings

襤褸」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

彼はぼろを着ていたが心は豊かな人だったよ。

He wore rags but was a person with a rich heart.

ぼろ雑巾のように疲れ切って帰宅したことがある。

I've come home exhausted like a worn-out rag.

嘘がばれて話のぼろが出てきてしまった状況だ。

The lie was exposed and flaws in the story came out.