1.
disgust, weariness, aversion
A feeling of being fed up with or thoroughly tired of something, leading to a desire to avoid it.
仕事に嫌気がさした。
I got fed up with work.
毎日の残業に嫌気がさしている。
I'm fed up with the daily overtime.
人間関係に嫌気がさして、田舎に引っ越した。
I grew so tired of human relationships that I moved to the countryside.
WORD FORMATION:
嫌 (unpleasant, disagreeable) + 気 (feeling, sense)
KEY PATTERN:
Almost always used with がさす: 嫌気がさす (to become disgusted with, to grow tired of). The pattern ～に嫌気がさす means "to get fed up with ~."
NUANCE:
Stronger than 飽きる (to get bored of). 嫌気 implies not just loss of interest but active aversion or revulsion toward something that has become intolerable.
NOTE:
Do not confuse with 嫌気性 (anaerobic), where the reading is けんき.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 嫌気がさす: to get fed up, to feel disgusted
- ～に嫌気がさす: to grow tired of ~
- 嫌気がさして: being fed up (as a reason)