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Japanese word 心細い: helpless / lonely / discouraged. Meanings and example sentences.

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心細い (こころぼそい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

心細い (こころぼそい) means helpless / lonely / discouraged.

See example sentences below.

心細い at a glance

心細い
こころぼそいkokorobosoi
N1adj
helpless / lonely / discouraged
心細いこころぼそいkokorobosoiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 心細い

Core meaning

helpless / lonely / discouraged

Basic example sentences

Example 1

一人でこころぼそく感じた。

Translation

I felt helpless all alone.

Example 2

道に迷って心細かったです。

Translation

I was lonely and uneasy after losing my way.

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