Vocab Info

N1 I-adjective

(もろ)brittle, fragile, tender-hearted

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. I-adjective

      1.

      brittle, fragile, weak, frail

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. I-adjective

      2.

      tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved

      Usually written using kana alone

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    脆い 【もろい】

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    Examples

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      (ふる)建物(たてもの)(かべ)(もろ)です。

      The walls of old buildings are brittle.

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      (じょう)(もろ)(ひと)詐欺(さぎ)()っかかりやすいです。

      People who are tender-hearted are more likely to fall for scams.

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      後輩(こうはい)業績(ぎょうせき)()けたので、自信(じしん)(もろ)(くず)れました。

      Losing to my junior in performance shattered my already fragile confidence.

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      つまらない(こと)喧嘩(けんか)をして絶交(ぜっこう)するとは…(もろ)友情(ゆうじょう)だったのだろう。

      To end a friendship over something so trivial... it must've been a fragile bond to begin with.

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      この地域(ちいき)では滅多(めった)地震(じしん)()こらないこととて、建物(たてもの)地震(じしん)(もろ)のです。

      Since earthquakes are rare in this area, the buildings are fragile to seismic activity.

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