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“Lackluster” in Japanese

Short answer
しょぼい shoboi しょぼい

Lackluster in Japanese is “しょぼい” (shoboi). Full meaning: shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy.

Other ways to say “Lackluster” in Japanese

ショぼい shoboi shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショボイ shoboi shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショボい shoboi shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショボ shobo shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショぼ shobo shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショっぼい shobboi shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy どんより donyori dark, gloomy, overcast, gray; heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed 冴えない saenai dull, dreary, sullen, depressed; dissatisfying, disappointing, lackluster, inadequate; unattractive, unappealing パッとしない pattoshinai unimpressive, unspectacular, unsatisfactory, undistinguished, lackluster, mediocre, dull, slack ショボく shoboku shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy ショぼく shoboku shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy

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