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    3. 落ちぶれる

    落ちぶれる

    落おち​ぶ​れ​る​

    to come down in the world

    KMT10News #40+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    零落れる落魄れる

    おちぶれる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to come down in the world, to fall low, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, to fall on hard times

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    かつて有ゆう名めいだった俳はい優ゆうが、今いまではすっかり落おちぶれてしまった。

    The once famous actor has now completely fallen on hard times.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かれは事じ業ぎょうに失しっ敗ぱいし、落おちぶれて故こ郷きょうに戻もどった。

    He failed in business, fell on hard times, and returned to his hometown.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    どんなに成せい功こうしても、油ゆ断だんすればいつか落おちぶれる可か能のう性せいもある。

    No matter how successful one becomes, if one is careless, there's a possibility of falling on hard times someday.

    KMT10Daily Life
    ギャンブルに手てを出だしたせいで、彼かれは財ざい産さんを失うしない落おちぶれてしまった。

    Because he got involved in gambling, he lost his fortune and fell on hard times.

    KMT10Daily Life
    彼かれは落おちぶれても、決けっして希き望ぼうを捨すてなかった。

    Even after falling on hard times, he never gave up hope.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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