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興醒め

興ざめ、 興冷め興覚め

Reading

Kana: きょうざめ
Romaji: kyōzame
Kana
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Definition

1

kill-joy; wet-blanket; skeleton at the feast

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す
Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
Readings: セイ、 さ.ます、 さ.める
Meanings: awake, be disillusioned, sober up
Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Example Sentences

(きょう)ざめの(ひと)も、よく()るようになると、かならずしも不快(ふかい)ではない。
➥A wet blanket is not always unpleasant when you come to know him well.
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陽気(ようき)(せき)で、人気者(にんきしゃ)(となり)に、(きょう)ざめの(もの)(すわ)っていることがよくある。
➥At a hilarious party, one frequently finds a wet blanket sitting next to the life of the party.
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