Tariru

JLPT N4

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

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be sufficient; to be enough
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deservein the form に足りる after a verb
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto do (the job); to serve; to answer

Examples

  • He is wanting in common sense.

  • We are shorthanded now.

  • It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 足りる

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