倦怠

けんたい

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui

Kanji

• 倦 lose interest in; tire of. Read as ケン.
• 怠 lazy. Read as タイ.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 倦怠

• 倦怠感 (けんたいかん) physical weariness
• 倦怠期 (けんたいき) stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life)

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