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How to say 'Tire' in Japanese | 飽きる

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The Japanese word for Tire is 'Akiru', written as 飽きる in Japanese.'Tire' in hiragana is あきる.

    Meaning

    Tire

    Reading

    あきる

    akiru

    Kanji

    Sated, Satiated

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '飽きる (あきる)' means 'to tire of' or 'to get bored with'. It is used to express the feeling of losing interest in something after experiencing it for a while. This verb is often used to describe a change in emotional state, such as becoming bored with a hobby, a job, or even a relationship. For example: I got tired of playing video games「ゲームに飽きた」(ゲームにあきた). She got bored with her job「彼女は仕事に飽きた」(かのじょはしごとにあきた). It's important to note that '飽きる' is often used with the particle 'に' to indicate the object of boredom or tiredness.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    5136

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 飽きる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sated, Satiated

Hiragana in the Word 飽きる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ki
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 飽きる Through the Kanji

This Word contains the Kanji 飽 as well.

  • word

    飽くまで

    Meaning

    Thoroughly

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What does 'Akiru' (飽きる) mean?

'Akiru' means 'Tire' .

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