What does 心細い mean?
心細い is a Japanese adjective meaning “helpless, hopeless, discouraging” in English. It is written as 心細い in kanji, こころぼそい in hiragana, and kokorobosoi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼が帰ってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細くなったからである。
He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.