Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to be sufficient; to be enough
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
in the form に足りる after a verb
3. to do (the job); to serve; to answer
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
りる
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to get enough sleep
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
Examples (36 in total)
Is this enough?
Are there enough chairs?
I don't have enough food.
There are not enough bananas.
Is one thousand yen enough?
Was the money I gave you enough?
I'm not motivated enough today.
Are there enough people in the kitchen?
There are not enough chairs in the meeting room.
I don't get enough sleep.
What you lack is stamina.
There's a lot, but it's still not enough.
That would be sufficient.
The reason why you failed is you didn't try hard enough.
Sometimes I run out of money.
The water shortage is due to the weather.
The trouble is that I am short of money these days.
The pension is not sufficient for living expenses.
I have plenty of time, but not enough money.
They said there wasn't enough time for a full investigation.
This guitar is missing a string.
I don't have enough money to buy the computer that I want to buy.
You lack sincerity for her.
Tom doesn't have enough experience to operate a train.
It is true that he did his best, but he was not careful enough.
We're one baton short for the relay.
She's too young to get a driver's license.
You should associate with people who you believe are trustworthy.
There is enough bread for all of you.
They must have failed through lack of enthusiasm.
A piece of bread was not enough to satisfy his hunger.
Tom looked at the price tag and realized he didn't have enough money.
Could you lend me some money? I'm short of cash at the moment.
The explanation of the event was omitted for lack of space.
Is thirty dollars enough?
Will two cloves of garlic be enough?