N21669/1725

こぼ

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to spill, to drop, to shed (tears)
  • to grumble (about), to complain (of)
  • to let (one's feelings) show

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Example sentences

コーヒーをこぼしてしまって、シャツがよごれた。

I ended up spilling coffee and my shirt got dirty.

彼女かのじょかなしみをこぼすようになみだながした。

She shed tears as if letting her sadness spill out.

かれ仕事しごとのストレスについて、毎日まいにち不満ふまんこぼしている。

He grumbles about the stress of his work every day.

どもがジュースをこぼさないように、慎重しんちょうはこんだ。

I carried it carefully so the child wouldn't spill the juice.

彼女かのじょ親友しんゆうにだけ、こころうちこぼすことができた。

She was only able to let her true feelings show to her closest friend.