ほそぼそ
Hosoboso
Other forms: 細細
細々 (Hosoboso) is a Japanese adverb meaning “poor (living), barely continuing, just scraping along, very narrow”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to)poor (living)
- adverb, adverb (to)barely continuing; just scraping along
- prenominalvery narrowas ... とした
Examples
彼は細々とおもちゃやをやっている。
He keeps a toyshop in a small way.
ムリエルさんはバイトで細細と暮らしている。
Muriel is making a poor living from her part-time job.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).