襤褸 ぼろ
boro

Noun

1. rag; old cloth

Usually Written in Kana
Noun

2. tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags

Usually Written in Kana
その おとこはボロを ていた。
sono otokowa borō kite ita.
The man was in rags.
Noun

3. fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness

Usually Written in Kana
na-Adjective
Pre-noun Modifier

4. worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered

Usually Written in Kana
ぼろ ふく正直 しょうじき しゃ つつんでいるかもしれない。
borofukuga shōjikimonō tsutsunde irukamo shirena. i
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.