飽(あ)き性(しょう)

あきしょう
noun, na-adjective
fickle nature; easily bored disposition; someone who gets tired of things quickly
personality
1. fickle nature; easily bored disposition; someone who gets tired of things quickly
a personality trait describing someone who loses interest in things quickly and cannot stick with activities or hobbies for long
私(わたし)は飽(あ)き性(しょう)だから続(つづ)かない。
I'm fickle, so I can't stick with things.
飽(あ)き性(しょう)の息子(むすこ)がまた新(あたら)しい趣味(しゅみ)を始(はじ)めた。
My easily-bored son has started yet another new hobby.
飽(あ)き性(しょう)を直(なお)したいと思(おも)っているが、なかなか難(むずか)しい。
I want to fix my fickle nature, but it's quite difficult.

Functions as both a noun (describing the trait) and a na-adjective modifier. Usually used self-deprecatingly or to describe someone's weakness. Not strongly negative — more like a mild character flaw that people acknowledge openly.

Common collocations

  • 飽(あ)き性(しょう)な人(ひと): a fickle person
  • 飽(あ)き性(しょう)を直(なお)す: to fix one's fickle nature
  • 飽(あ)き性(しょう)だから: because I get bored easily
  • かなりの飽(あ)き性(しょう): quite the fickle type

Similar words

  • 三日坊主(みっかぼうず): someone who gives up after three days — humorous idiom for the same concept
  • 気(き)まぐれ: whimsical, capricious — focuses on unpredictability rather than losing interest
  • 移(うつ)り気(き): fickleness — literary/formal, often used for romantic fickleness

Forms

飽(あ)き (getting tired of) + 性(しょう) (nature, disposition). The suffix 性(しょう) appears in many personality words: 怒(おこ)り性(しょう) (short-tempered), 汗(あせ)っかき性(しょう) (sweaty disposition).

Related Words

Compare: 三日坊主(みっかぼうず) (someone who gives up after three days)
Compare: 気(き)まぐれ (whimsical, capricious)
Related: 心配性(しんぱいしょう) (worrywart)
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Added 2026.5.5 21:11 · Revised 2026.10.4 11:07
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