ぼろ
N2 boro
- rag
- scrap
- tattered clothes
- fault (esp. in a pretense)
noun
Also written 襤褸
Chinese meanings
破布;破衣
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.破衣下也可能有一颗诚实的心。
- その男はボロを着ていた。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"
}
}