倦怠(けんたい)

けんたい
noun
weariness; languor; ennui
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.

COMMON 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.

CONTRAST:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.6.10 20:40
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