How to say 'Sluggish' in Japanese | だるい

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The Japanese word for Sluggish is 'Darui', written as だるい in Japanese.

word

だるい

Meaning

Sluggish

Reading

Darui

Explanation

The Japanese adjective 'だるい' describes a feeling of physical or mental sluggishness, often due to fatigue, illness, or lack of energy. It can also imply a sense of heaviness or lethargy. For example: I feel sluggish today「今日はだるい」(きょうはだるい). My body feels heavy「体がだるい」(からだがだるい). This word is commonly used in casual conversations to express a lack of motivation or energy, and it can also describe a situation or task that feels tedious or tiresome.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Frequency

6759

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 だるい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

だ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

hiragana

い

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'Darui' means 'Sluggish' .

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