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How to say 'Suffice' in Japanese | 足りる

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The Japanese word for Suffice is 'Tariru', written as 足りる in Japanese.'Suffice' in hiragana is たりる.

    word

    足りる

    Meaning

    Suffice

    Reading

    たりる

    tariru

    Kanji

    足Foot, Sufficient

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '足りる (たりる)' means 'to suffice' or 'to be enough'. It is used to indicate that something meets the necessary amount or requirement. This verb is often used in contexts where adequacy or sufficiency is being discussed, such as in financial, time, or resource-related situations. For example: The money is enough「お金が足りる」(おかねがたりる). Is the time sufficient?「時間は足りるか？」(じかんはたりるか？). It can also be used in negative forms to indicate insufficiency, as in 'The ingredients are not enough「材料が足りない」(ざいりょうがたりない)'. The verb is versatile and can be applied to both concrete and abstract contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    2267

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 足りる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    足

    Meaning

    Foot, Sufficient

Hiragana in the Word 足りる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 足りる Through the Kanji 足

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 足 as well.

  • word

    足

    Meaning

    Leg, Foot

  • word

    足す

    Meaning

    Add

  • word

    足し算

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    遠足

    Meaning

    Excursion

  • word

    足首

    Meaning

    Ankle

  • word

    足元

    Meaning

    Base, Foot

  • word

    足跡

    Meaning

    Footprint

  • word

    駆け足

    Meaning

    Trot

  • word

    足る

    Meaning

    Suffice

  • word

    満足

    Meaning

    Satisfaction

  • word

    不足

    Meaning

    Lack, Shortage

  • word

    手足

    Meaning

    Limbs

  • word

    足音

    Meaning

    Footsteps

  • word

    付け足す

    Meaning

    Add

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

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'Tariru' means 'Suffice' .

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