Vocab Info

N2 I-adjective

しがないpoor, humble, uninteresting, trivial

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      worthless, insignificant, unimportant, trivial

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      poor, miserable, wretched, humble

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    しがない

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    • Anime Top 20,200

    Examples

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      (かね)がないので、しがない()らしをしましょう。

      Since we don't have money, let's live a modest life. {poor, humble, uninteresting, trivial}

      • N2

      しがない勉強(べんきょう)をしていると、とても(ねむ)くなります。

      When I'm doing simple studying, I become very sleepy. {poor, humble, uninteresting, trivial}

      • N2

      貧乏(びんぼう)(いえ)(そだ)ったので、(わたし)はずっとしがない()らしをしていた。

      Since I was raised in a poor family, I have always led a humble life. {poor, humble, uninteresting, trivial}

      • N2

      毎日(まいにち)(おな)業務(ぎょうむ)だからといって、その仕事(しごと)しがないというわけではありません。

      Just because it's the same task every day, doesn't mean that the job is insignificant. {poor, humble, uninteresting, trivial}

      • N2

      やっとしがない生活(せいかつ)から解放(かいほう)されました。(いま)までコツコツ(はたら)いてきた甲斐(かい)があります。

      I've finally been freed from a miserable life. It's been worth working hard up until now. {poor, humble, uninteresting, trivial}

      • N2
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