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心細こころぼそい (kokorobosoi)

helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

  • JLPT N1
  • adjective
  • Pitch 5
  • #16970 most frequent

Meaning

心細い (こころぼそい, kokorobosoi) is a JLPT N1 adjective meaning “helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening”.

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Example sentences 12

夜道よみちの一人ひとり歩あるきは心細こころぼそいね。

Walking alone at night makes one feel uneasy.

君きみがいないと心細こころぼそい。

When you are away, I feel lost.

君がいないと心細い.

I feel helpless without you.

旅費りょひが2万まん円えんでは心細こころぼそい。

It's discouraging that the travel expenses add up to 20,000 yen.

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