This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

心細い

Reading

Kana: こころぼそい
Romaji: kokorobosoi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

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

Kanji

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

Example Sentence

(かれ)(かえ)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(こころぼそ)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.
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