退屈(たいくつ)

たいくつ
na-adjective, noun, suru-verb
boredom, tedious
1. boredom, tedium, boring, tedious
The state of being bored or uninterested due to lack of stimulation; or something that causes this feeling.
授業(じゅぎょう)が退屈(たいくつ)で眠(ねむ)くなった。
The class was so boring that I got sleepy.
Na-adjective use
何(なに)もすることがなくて退屈(たいくつ)している。
I'm bored because there's nothing to do.
Suru-verb use: 退屈する = to be bored
長(なが)い会議(かいぎ)は退屈(たいくつ)だ。
Long meetings are boring.

GRAMMAR:

  • 退屈(たいくつ)な + noun: boring (noun)
  • 退屈(たいくつ)だ: is boring
  • 退屈(たいくつ)する: to be bored, to get bored
  • 退屈(たいくつ)している: is bored (stative)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 退屈(たいくつ)を紛(まぎ)らす (to kill time, to relieve boredom)
  • 退屈(たいくつ)凌(しの)ぎ (pastime, way to kill time)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 退屈(たいくつ): Bored/boring (general)
  • つまらない: Boring, uninteresting, worthless (more casual, broader meaning)

Related Words

Related: つまらない (boring)
general
Added 2026.1.12 23:09 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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