ぼろ

襤 褸

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    rag, old cloth
    word usually written using kana alone

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    tattered clothes, ragged clothes, rags
    word usually written using kana alone

    • その男はボロを着ていた。
      The man was in rags.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    fault (one is trying to hide), defect, weakness
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. noun or verb acting prenominally, adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    worn-out, run-down, shabby, ragged, tattered
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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.