神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)

しんけいすいじゃく
noun
nervous exhaustion; Concentration (card game)
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1. nervous exhaustion; nervous breakdown
Mental and physical exhaustion from prolonged stress, with irritability, poor sleep and trouble concentrating. As a medical term (neurasthenia) it is dated.
神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)になる。
To suffer a nervous breakdown.
仕事(しごと)のストレスで神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)になりかけた。
Stress at work nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.
毎晩(まいばん)騒音(そうおん)で眠(ねむ)れず、神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)気味(ぎみ)だと医者(いしゃ)に言(い)われた。
The noise kept me awake every night, and the doctor said I was suffering from nervous exhaustion.
2. Concentration (card game)
A memory game in which cards are laid face down and turned over two at a time to find matching pairs.
神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)をしよう。
Let's play Concentration.
子(こ)どもは神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)が強(つよ)い。
Children are good at Concentration.
神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)は、裏返(うらがえ)したトランプを二枚(にまい)ずつめくって、同(おな)じ数字(すうじ)をそろえるゲームだ。
Concentration is a game where you turn over face-down cards two at a time to find matching numbers.

Usage

神経(しんけい) (nerves) + 衰弱(すいじゃく) (debilitation). Doctors today use more specific terms such as うつ病(びょう); in everyday speech the word means being worn out by stress. The card game is named for the concentration it demands.

Common collocations

  • 神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)になる: to suffer a nervous breakdown
  • 神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)気味(ぎみ): somewhat run down by stress
  • 神経(しんけい)衰弱(すいじゃく)をする: to play Concentration

Related Words

Related: トランプ (playing cards)
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Added 2026.10.4 22:44 · Revised 2026.10.10 15:21
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