だるい

だるい

i-adjective

sluggish; listless; tedious

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	だるい	だるくない
Past	だるかった	だるくなかった
て form	だるくて	だるくなくて
Adverbial	だるく	—
Conditional ば	だるければ	だるくなければ
Conditional たら	だるかったら	だるくなかったら

1. sluggish; listless; lethargic

Feeling heavy and lacking energy in the body.

風邪(かぜ)を引(ひ)いて体(からだ)がだるい。

I have a cold and feel sluggish.

今日(きょう)はなんかだるいな。

I feel kind of listless today.

熱(ねつ)が出(で)て体(からだ)がだるくなった。

I got a fever and my body felt sluggish.

2. tedious; tiresome; bothersome

Feeling that something is troublesome or annoying (casual/slang).

宿題(しゅくだい)だるい。

Homework is such a drag.

Casual/slang usage

会議(かいぎ)が長(なが)くてだるかった。

The meeting was long and tedious.

朝(あさ)から掃除(そうじ)なんてだるい。

Cleaning in the morning is such a pain.

だるい is an i-adjective describing physical heaviness or, in casual speech, tedium and reluctance.

FORMS:

Adverbial: だるく
Noun form: だるさ (sluggishness, lethargy)

PHYSICAL MEANING (sense 1):

体(からだ)がだるい: body feels heavy/sluggish
Often used when sick, fatigued, or after exercise
Medical/formal equivalent: 倦怠感(けんたいかん) (lethargy)

CASUAL/SLANG MEANING (sense 2):

Similar to "tedious" or "can't be bothered"
Very common among younger speakers
だるいなー / だりー: "what a drag" (だりー is slang contraction)

SIMILAR WORDS:

眠(ねむ)い: sleepy (more specific)
かったるい: sluggish, tedious (slightly stronger, also casual)
面倒(めんどう)くさい: bothersome (focused on inconvenience rather than physical feeling)

Related Words

Synonym: かったるい (sluggish (stronger))

Related: 面倒(めんどう)くさい (bothersome)

Related: 眠(ねむ)い (sleepy)

Synonym: けだるい (languid, listless)

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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.6.6 1:10

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