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Meaning of 退屈 in Japanese
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退屈, 怠屈JLPT 3
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Kana Readingたいくつ
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Romajitaikutsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- tedium; boredom
- Example sentence
- 労働力の４０パーセントはホワイトカラー労働者であり、その大部分は、退屈でばかばかしいデッチアゲ仕事をしている。 Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.
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Examples of 退屈, 怠屈, たいくつ in a sentence
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労働力の４０パーセントはホワイトカラー労働者であり、その大部分は、退屈でばかばかしいデッチアゲ仕事をしている。
Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.
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The work required to investigate that is boring and wearisome.
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The speech was so boring that they went away one by one.
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The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.
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Frankly speaking, his speeches are always dull.
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We yawn when sleepy or bored.
Kanji in this word
退
JLPT 3
9 strokes
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
On'Yomi: タイ
Kun'Yomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く