Word Meaning 足る

たる taru

足る is read as たる (taru) and means to be sufficient.

Meaning

English

to be sufficient
to be enough
to be worth doing
to be worthy of
to deserve
to do (the job)
to serve
to answer

Reading

Kana

たる

Romaji

taru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 7105 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足を取られる

あしをとられる

to be too drunk to stand

足を向ける

あしをむける

to head towards

足して二で割る

たしてにでわる

to combine parts of two different things into a new thing

足

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足手まとい

あしでまとい

impediment

足止め

あしどめ

level dyeing

足場

あしば

convenience for transportation

足早

あしばや

fast (walking)

Example Sentences

人は足るを知らねばならぬ。

People must learn to be satisfied.

もっとも正直な男が書いた六行の文章が私に渡されたとしよう。私はそのなかにその男を縛り首にするに足る何かを見つけるだろう。

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.

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