Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 辟易(へきえき) in Japanese

辟易
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
へきえき
Romaji
hekieki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to wince; to shrink back
    Example sentence
    彼は人付き合いに辟易している。 He's fed up with socializing.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be stumped; to be disconcerted
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be bored
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be fed up

Examples of 辟易, へきえき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

易 JLPT 3

8 strokes

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

On'Yomi: エキ, イ

Kun'Yomi: やさ.しい, やす.い

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辟

13 strokes

false, punish, crime, law

On'Yomi: ヘキ, ヒ

Kun'Yomi: きみ, ひら.く, め.す

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