かったるい

かったるい
i-adjective
sluggish, tedious, tiresome
informalemotionhealth
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentかったるいかったるくない
Pastかったるかったかったるくなかった
て formかったるくてかったるくなくて
Adverbialかったるく
Conditional ばかったるければかったるくなければ
Conditional たらかったるかったらかったるくなかったら
1. sluggish, lethargic, heavy
Describes a physical feeling of tiredness or heaviness in the body.
(からだ)かったるい。
My body feels sluggish.
(あさ)からかったるいな。
I feel sluggish since this morning.
I still feel lethargic after the cold.
2. tedious, bothersome, tiresome
Describes something that feels like too much effort or is annoying to deal with.
説明(せつめい)するかったるい。
Explaining is such a pain.
この作業(さぎょう)かったるいなあ
This task is so tedious.
It's tiresome saying the same thing every time.

かったるい is a casual word expressing both physical sluggishness and mental tedium. It derives from ()だるい (listless, languid).

Physical sense

MENTAL/MOTIVATIONAL sense

Forms

  • たるい: shortened form (even more casual)
  • だるい: similar meaning (physical heaviness/fatigue)
  • ()だるい: listless, languid (the literary origin)

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Informal spoken Japanese. Commonly used by younger speakers. Not appropriate in polite or formal settings.