Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 倦怠(けんたい) in Japanese

倦怠
Kana Reading
けんたい
Romaji
kentai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    languor; fatigue; weariness; boredom
    Example sentence
    オルダス・ハックスリーが人間のもっとも危険な条件だと考えたのは倦怠であった。 It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.

Examples of 倦怠, けんたい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

怠 JLPT 1

9 strokes

neglect, laziness

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: おこた.る, なま.ける

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倦

11 strokes

lose interest in, tire of

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: あき.る, あぐ.む, あぐ.ねる, う.む, つか.れる

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