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ぼろ

N2
boro
  1. rag
  2. scrap
  3. tattered clothes
  4. fault (esp. in a pretense)
noun

Also written 襤褸

Chinese meanings

破布;破衣

Examples

  • ぼろ服ふくが正しょう直じき者ものを包つつんでいるかもしれない。
    A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
    破衣下也可能有一颗诚实的心。
  • その男おとこはボロを着きていた。
    The man was in rags.
    那个男人穿着破衣服。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('52ecfdedf9'); // ぼろ
{
  "id": "52ecfdedf9",
  "word": "ぼろ",
  "reading": "ぼろ",
  "romaji": "boro",
  "meanings": [
    "rag",
    "scrap",
    "tattered clothes",
    "fault (esp. in a pretense)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1572500,
  "other_forms": [
    "襤褸"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ぼろ服が正直者を包んでいるかもしれない。",
      "furigana": "ぼろ{服|ふく}が{正直者|しょうじきもの}を{包|つつ}んでいるかもしれない。",
      "en": "A ragged coat may cover an honest man.",
      "tatoeba_id": 195937
    },
    {
      "ja": "その男はボロを着ていた。",
      "furigana": "その{男|おとこ}はボロを{着|き}ていた。",
      "en": "The man was in rags.",
      "tatoeba_id": 208089
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "487832bb35696c9476996cb3dada3aa20c9a5fe7016e6bd7dd3d730306eacf77",
    "meanings": [
      "破布",
      "破衣"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ぼろ服が正直者を包んでいるかもしれない。",
        "zh": "破衣下也可能有一颗诚实的心。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その男はボロを着ていた。",
        "zh": "那个男人穿着破衣服。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/52ecfdedf9",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1572500; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "cfb6aed805672f3832b2865952ae1e777c8e1786d271ebcd6e68b40b25ad82e2"
  }
}