ぼろ (boro)

rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense)

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

ぼろ (boro) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense)”.

Example sentences 6

ぼろふく正直者しょうじきものつつんでいるかもしれない。

A ragged coat may cover an honest man.

あいつでかいことばかり言ってるけど、そのうちぼろを出すよ。

He's always talking like a big shot, but it won't be long before all his faults are exposed.

僕は彼女とかかわったために身も心もずたぼろにされてしまった。

My involvement with her left me a physical and mental wreck.

その家はかなりぼろ屋になっている。

The house is quite run down.