Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぼろ
Grade: 1
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From 襤褸 (fault) +‎ +‎ 出す (to expose).

Verb edit

襤褸(ぼろ)() (boro o dasutransitive godan (stem 襤褸(ぼろ)() (boro o dashi), past 襤褸(ぼろ)()した (boro o dashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 襤褸を出す
mediopassive 襤褸が出る
  1. (idiomatic) to reveal the faults (of someone)
    Synonym: 尻尾を出す

Conjugation edit