What is the Kanji for "Tire" and "Exhausted"?

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".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tsuka".

Its onyomi reading is "Hi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "疒" means "Sick" . And The kanji "皮" means "Skin" and can be read as "Kawa" and "Hi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "疲" mean in japanese?

"疲" means "Tire" and "Exhausted".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

疲れる: "Get tired". The Japanese verb '疲れる (つかれる)' means 'to get tired'. This verb is used to express that someone has become physically or mentally exhausted from an activity or situation. It can be used to describe both temporary and longer-lasting states of fatigue. For example: I'm so tired after running - (走って本当に疲れた). She gets tired easily - (彼女は簡単に疲れてしまう).

疲れ: "Fatigue". The noun '疲れ (つかれ)' means 'fatigue'. This word refers to a state of physical or mental weariness that results from exertion. It can describe feelings of exhaustion, tiredness, or lack of energy. For example: I feel fatigue after a long day of work - (仕事で一日中働いた後、疲れを感じます). The athlete was suffering from fatigue after the race - (その競技選手は、レースの後に疲れを感じていた).

疲労: "Fatigue". The verbal noun '疲労 (ひろう)' means 'fatigue'. This noun refers to a state of physical or mental exhaustion, often resulting from overwork or stress. It can be used to describe a general sense of tiredness or lack of energy. For example: The student felt fatigue after studying all night - (その学生は夜中勉強して疲労を感じた). Fatigue can make it difficult to concentrate or perform tasks effectively.

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.