退たい屈くつ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

boring; tedious; dull

Describes something that is uninteresting, monotonous, or tiresome. Used as a na-adjective or noun.

この映えい画がは退たい屈くつだった。
This movie was boring.
退たい屈くつな会かい議ぎで眠ねむく

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I got sleepy during the dull meeting.

2

noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

feel bored; get bored; get tired of

Intransitive suru-verb expressing the state of feeling bored or weary. Often used with ～に or ～で to indicate the cause.

何なにもすることがなくて退たい屈くつしている。
I'm bored because there's nothing to do.
彼かれは同おなじ仕し事ごとに退たい屈くつしている。
He is getting tired of the same work.

Written forms

退たい屈くつUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for both the adjectival noun and the suru-verb senses.
たいくつUsage6%

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
屈yield, bend, flinch

Similar words

つまらない
つまらない is a more casual i-adjective for 'boring' or 'trivial', while 退屈 is a na-adjective/noun that often implies a deeper sense of monotony or weariness.
飽あきる
飽きる is an intransitive verb meaning 'to get tired of' or 'to lose interest', focusing on the subject's change of feeling, whereas 退屈する emphasizes the state of being bored.

Etymology

Compound of 退 (retreat, withdraw) and 屈 (bend, yield), suggesting a state of being mentally withdrawn or weary. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of boredom.