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れる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to rub, to chafe
  • to wear out, to become worn
  • to lose one's innocence, to become sly

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Example sentences

長年ながねんいたブーツのかかとがれてうすくなってしまった。

The heel of the boots I had worn for many years became thin from rubbing.

あたらしいくついたら足首あしくびれてあかくなった。

When I wore new shoes, my ankle chafed and turned red.

都会とかい荒波あらなみにもまれたかれは、すっかりれてしまい、むかし純粋じゅんすいさはどこにもなかった。

Tossed about by the rough waves of city life, he had completely lost his innocence, and there was no trace of his former purity.

かえ使つかううちに布地きじれないように丁寧ていねいあつか必要ひつようがある。

It is necessary to handle the fabric carefully so that it does not wear out through repeated use.

なが商社しょうしゃつとめでれた彼女かのじょには、どんなあま言葉ことば通用つうようしなかった。

In the eyes of a woman who had become sly through years of working at a trading company, no sweet words had any effect.