Vocabulary

What does 心細い (こころぼそい, kokorobosoi) mean?

心細い (こころぼそい, kokorobosoi) means uneasy, forlorn, helpless.

Quick facts
Readingこころぼそい
Romajikokorobosoi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こころぼそい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkokorobosoi

uneasy, forlorn, helpless

  1. 1i-adjective helpless; forlorn; hopeless

Example sentences

  • Since starting to live alone, I've felt uneasy.

  • Walking alone on a dark road at night makes me feel anxious and vulnerable.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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