倦怠(けんたい)

けんたい
noun
weariness; languor; ennui
medicalemotion
1. weariness; languor; fatigue
A feeling of physical or mental tiredness, often chronic or resulting from prolonged activity.
倦怠感(けんたいかん)が取(と)れない。
I can't shake this feeling of weariness.
夏(なつ)バテで倦怠(けんたい)を感(かん)じる。
I feel languid from the summer heat exhaustion.
風邪(かぜ)の初期(しょき)症状(しょうじょう)として倦怠感(けんたいかん)が出(で)ることが多(おお)い。
Fatigue often appears as an early symptom of a cold.
2. ennui; boredom; tedium
A psychological state of listlessness or dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest or stimulation.
結婚(けっこん)生活(せいかつ)に倦怠期(けんたいき)が訪(おとず)れた。
A period of ennui arrived in our married life.
毎日(まいにち)同(おな)じことの繰(く)り返(かえ)しで倦怠(けんたい)を覚(おぼ)える。
I feel a sense of tedium from repeating the same thing every day.
何年(なんねん)も同(おな)じ仕事(しごと)を続(つづ)けていると、どうしても倦怠(けんたい)を感(かん)じてしまう。
After doing the same job for many years, you can't help but feel a sense of ennui.

倦怠(けんたい) covers two distinct meanings: physical fatigue and psychological ennui. The word is literary in tone and more formal than everyday expressions for tiredness.

Compounds

Medical usage

倦怠感(けんたいかん) is the standard term in medical contexts for fatigue as a symptom. Doctors commonly ask about it during examinations.

Similar words

  • 疲(つか)れ: general tiredness (everyday word)
  • 倦怠(けんたい): deeper weariness or ennui (literary/formal)
  • 退屈(たいくつ): boredom from lack of stimulation (more casual)

Related Words

Synonym: 虚脱(きょだつ) (lethargy, exhaustion)
Compare: 疲(つか)れ (general tiredness)
Compare: 退屈(たいくつ) (boredom from lack of stimulation)
Compare: 無気力(むきりょく) (apathy)
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