へろへろ へろへろ adverb, na-adjective exhausted, worn out, wobbly informalhealthonomatopoeia 1. exhausted, worn out, drained Describes a state of extreme tiredness where one can barely function. 仕事(しごと)でへろへろだ。🔊 I'm exhausted from work. マラソンを走(はし)ってへろへろになった。🔊 I was completely wiped out after running the marathon. 残業(ざんぎょう)続(つづ)きでへろへろの状態(じょうたい)だ。🔊 I'm worn out from continuous overtime. 2. wobbly, unsteady, weak Describes something or someone that is weak, floppy, or lacking firmness. 足(あし)がへろへろで歩(ある)けない。🔊 My legs are so wobbly I can't walk. 暑(あつ)さで野菜(やさい)がへろへろになった。🔊 The vegetables went all limp from the heat. 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)ってへろへろで帰(かえ)ってきた。🔊 They came home drunk and wobbly. UsageUsed after intense exercise or long hours of work, when drunk and unsteady, and for wilted vegetables or other limp things.Similar wordsくたくた: exhausted, worn outぐったり: limp, completely drainedよれよれ: worn out, shabby (clothes, a person) Related Words Compare: くたくた (exhausted, worn out) Compare: ぐったり (limp, completely drained) general Added 2026.2.1 17:21 · Revised 2026.10.2 15:55 09000/09374_herohero