退屈

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
退
たい
Grade: 6
くつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu-na (adnominal 退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu na), adverbial 退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu ni))

  1. tedious
    (かれ)(はなし)はいつも(なが)くて退(たい)(くつ)だ。
    Kare no hanashi wa itsumo nagakute taikutsu da.
    His speeches are always long and tedious.
  2. boring; dull

Inflection

Noun

退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu

  1. tediousness, monotony
  2. boredom, dreariness

Verb

退(たい)(くつ)する (taikutsu suruintransitive suru (stem 退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu shi), past 退(たい)(くつ)した (taikutsu shita))

  1. be bored

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN