Meaning

Primary

To Be Enough

Alternatives

To Be Sufficient, To Suffice

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means leg or sufficient, and we're going with the "sufficient" meaning for this word! This word means to be enough.

Reading

たりる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you to remember the portion. Whenever we need to remember the we use the word "taco."

What do you have enough of? What is sufficient? Turns out it's tacos (). Your bunker is filled with them and it's going to be enough to last the winter.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 人は足りる

    to have enough people

    手は足りる

    to have enough people helping

    メモリーは足りる

    to have enough memory

Context Sentences

十キログラムで足りるかな。

I wonder if ten kilograms is enough.

トイレットペーパーが足りない!

I don't have enough toilet paper!

休みは、いくらあっても足りない。

There never seem to be enough holidays.

Kanji Composition