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“Unpromising” in Japanese

Short answer
覚束ない obotsukanai おぼつかない

Unpromising in Japanese is “覚束ない” (obotsukanai). Full meaning: uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct.

Other ways to say “Unpromising” in Japanese

心細い kokorobosoi helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening 心細〜い kokorobosoii helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening 心細ーい kokorobosoii helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening 心ぼそい kokorobosoi helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening こころぼそい kokorobosoi helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening 覚束な obotsukana uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct 覚束なく obotsukanaku uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct 覚束ねえ obotsukanei uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct 覚束のう obotsukanou uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct 覚束なさ obotsukanasa uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct 覚束なかっ obotsukanaka uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct

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