ぼろ
Meanings
Noun
1. rag; old cloth (Usually kana)
2. tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags (Usually kana)
3. fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness (Usually kana)
Prenominal
Na-adjective
4. worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered (Usually kana)
Other spellings
襤褸
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ぼろ
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
その
The man was in rags.
ぼろ
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.