足りる (Tariru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be sufficient; to be enough
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deservein the form に足りる after a verb
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto do (the job); to serve; to answer
Examples
彼は常識が足りない。
He is wanting in common sense.
今手が足りないのです。
We are shorthanded now.
衣食足りて礼節を知る。
It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).