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What does 脆い (もろい, moroi) mean?

脆い (もろい, moroi) means brittle, fragile; frail, easily moved emotionally.

Quick facts
Readingもろい
Romajimoroi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
もろい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmoroi

brittle, fragile; frail, easily moved emotionally

  1. 1i-adjective brittle; fragile; weak
  2. 2i-adjective tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

Example sentences

  • She has a personality that is easily moved to sympathy.

  • This sweet is brittle and crumbles easily.

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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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