ぼろぼろ
Meanings
No-adjective
Na-adjective
1. worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Na-adjective
Suru verb
2. crumbling; dry and crumbly (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
3. falling (in drops or clumps); scattering (Onomatopoeia)
Na-adjective
4. (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
5. (coming to light) one after another (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples8
祖母
My grandmother wears a dress to rags.
その
Rust ate away the iron bar.
その
The building is rotten inside and out.
喫煙
Smoking does damage your lungs.
彼女
She had the book with a torn cover under her arm.
上着
I wear my coat to rags.