かったるい
かったるい
i-adjective
sluggish, tedious, tiresome
1.
sluggish, lethargic, heavy
Describes a physical feeling of tiredness or heaviness in the body.
体がかったるい。
My body feels sluggish.
朝からかったるいな。
I feel sluggish since this morning.
風邪の後でまだかったるい。
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.
説明するのかったるい。
Explaining is such a pain.
この作業かったるいなあ。
This task is so tedious.
毎回同じこと言うの、かったるいよ。
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 気だるい (listless, languid).
A shorter variant たるい is also used in casual speech with the same meanings.
This word is commonly used in spoken Japanese, especially by younger speakers, to express a lack of motivation or energy.