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What is the Kanji for 'Tire' and 'Exhausted'? | 疲

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Tire' and 'Exhausted', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Tire' and 'Exhausted' is 疲.

    kanji

    疲

    Meaning

    Tire, Exhausted

    Reading

    kunyomiつか

    tsuka

    onyomiひ

    hi

    Parts

    疒Sick 皮Skin

    Example Word

    疲労: fatigue. The Japanese verbal noun '疲労 (ひろう)' means 'fatigue'. It refers to a state of physical or mental exhaustion, often resulting from prolonged stress, overwork, or lack of rest. This term is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe tiredness or weariness. For example: I feel fatigue after working all day「一日中働いて疲労を感じる」(いちにちじゅうはたらいてひろうをかんじる). Prolonged fatigue can affect your health「長期間の疲労は健康に影響する」(ちょうきかんのひろうはけんこうにえいきょうする). The word can also be used in medical or technical contexts to describe material fatigue, such as in '金属疲労 (きんぞくひろう) (metal fatigue)'.

    Radical

    疒

    Stroke Count

    10

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    959

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 疲

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    疒

    Meaning

    Sick

    kanji

    皮

    Meaning

    Skin

Words Using 疲

This kanji is used in 3 words:

    word

    疲れる

    Meaning

    Tired

    word

    疲れ

    Meaning

    Fatigue

    word

    疲労

    Meaning

    Fatigue

Kanji Related to 疲 Through the Part 疒

These 14 kanji contain the part 疒 as well.

    kanji

    病

    Meaning

    Illness

    kanji

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

    kanji

    療

    Meaning

    Cure, Heal

    kanji

    症

    Meaning

    Symptom

    kanji

    癖

    Meaning

    Habit

    kanji

    癒

    Meaning

    Heal, Healing

    kanji

    疫

    Meaning

    Epidemic

    kanji

    痴

    Meaning

    Stupid

    kanji

    疾

    Meaning

    Rapidly, Disease

    kanji

    痢

    Meaning

    Diarrhea, Diarrhoea

    kanji

    痘

    Meaning

    Smallpox, Pox

    kanji

    痩

    Meaning

    Thin

    kanji

    瘍

    Meaning

    Swelling, Carbuncle

    kanji

    痕

    Meaning

    Mark, Foot print

Kanji Related to 疲 Through the Part 皮

These 5 kanji contain the part 皮 as well.

    kanji

    波

    Meaning

    Wave

    kanji

    彼

    Meaning

    Third person pronoun, He

    kanji

    被

    Meaning

    Incur, Be subjected to

    kanji

    破

    Meaning

    Break, Tear

    kanji

    披

    Meaning

    Unfold, Expose

Learn the Kanji 疲

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What does 疲 mean?

疲 means 'Tire' and 'Exhausted'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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