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心許ない

こころもとない

Readings

こころもとない

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-iuneasy; unsure; anxious
  2. 2.
    adj-iunreliable; untrustworthy; erratic; undependable
  3. 3.
    adj-inervous; impatient; irritated from anxiety
  4. 4.
    adj-iunclear; indistinct; vague

Kanji breakdown

心
N34 strokesGrade 2
許
N411 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

あの人の言うことはどうも心もとないわね。

I cannot place confidence in his words.

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心許ないこころもとない

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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