落ちぶれる

おちぶれる

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty

Also written 零落れる、落魄れる

Meaning

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to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

Example sentences

彼は落ちぶれた。

He came down in the world.
彼は盗みをするまでに落ちぶれた。

He descended to stealing.
彼の人生は落ちぶれていった。

He went downward in life.