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倦怠

Reading

Kana: けんたい
Romaji: kentai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

languor; fatigue; weariness; boredom

Kanji

倦
Readings: ケン、 あき.る、 あぐ.む、 あぐ.ねる、 う.む、 つか.れる
Meanings: lose interest in, tire of
怠
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness

Example Sentence

オルダス・ハックスリーが人間(にんげん)のもっとも危険(きけん)な条件(じょうけん)だと考(かんが)えたのは倦怠(けんたい)であった。
➥It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.
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