Word

心細い

こころぼそい
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. I-adjective

    helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening

In Spanish

  1. desvalido; abandonado; desamparado; desesperanzado; poco prometedor; solitario; desalentador; deprimente; descorazonador

Other forms
心ぼそい、こころ細い

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 彼が帰ってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細くなったからである。

    He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

    No regresó por añoranza, sinó porque se estaba quedando sin dinero.

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