Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぼろ
Grade: 1
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
ボロが出る

Etymology edit

From 襤褸 (fault) +‎ +‎ 出る (to appear).

Verb edit

襤褸(ぼろ)() (boro ga deruintransitive ichidan (stem 襤褸(ぼろ)() (boro ga de), past 襤褸(ぼろ)() (boro ga deta))

Japanese verb pair
active 襤褸を出す
mediopassive 襤褸が出る
  1. (idiomatic) to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

Conjugation edit