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味気ない

味気無い

Readings

Kana: あじけない、あじきない
Romaji: ajikenai, ajikinai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

Kanji

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Example Sentences

(すな)をかむように味気(あじけ)ないね。
➥It's dry as dust.
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趣味(しゅみ)がないと生活(せいかつ)があじけないものになるかもしれない。
➥If one does not have a hobby, his life may be desolate.
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