よれよれ

ヨレヨレ

Frequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356. (for form よれよれ: 42,321. – 43,060.)

Alsoよれよれ

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbareonomatopoeic or mimetic word

This meaning refers to something that has deteriorated in quality or appearance due to age or heavy use, often implying a sense of neglect or disrepair.

That shirt has become worn-out.

Example sentences3 results

He had an old pickup truck and a big, battered mower.

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Tom Skeleton, the ancient stage doorkeeper, sat in his battered armchair, listening as the actors came up the stone stairs from their dressing rooms.

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国語辞典Japanese definitions

いふく衣服などがふるく古くなったりしてかたちがくずれたり形が崩れたりしわになったりしているさま。

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