How to say 'Boring' or 'Trivial' in Japanese | つまらない

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The Japanese word for Boring or Trivial is 'Tsumaranai', written as つまらない in Japanese.

word

つまらない

Meaning

Boring, Trivial

Reading

Tsumaranai

Explanation

The Japanese adjective 'つまらない (つまらない)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'boring', used to describe something that lacks interest or excitement. The second is 'trivial', referring to something that is unimportant or insignificant. For example: this movie is boring「この映画はつまらない」(このえいがはつまらない). Don't worry about such trivial things「そんなつまらないことを気にしないで」(そんなつまらないことをきにしないで). The word can also carry a nuance of something being unworthy of attention or effort, depending on the context.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Frequency

1362

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word つまらない

This word contains 5 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

hiragana

ま

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hiragana

ら

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hiragana

な

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hiragana

い

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'Tsumaranai' means 'Boring' or 'Trivial' .

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