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退屈
taikutsu
Description
「退屈」は、することがなくてつまらない気持ちを表す言葉です。
"退屈" is a word that expresses the feeling of having nothing to do and being bored.
長い会議や、何もない休みの日などに、よくこの言葉を使います。
This word is often used during long meetings or on uneventful days off.
Meanings
退屈taikutsu
boredom; being bored
雨の日は退屈です。
Rainy days are boring.
退屈taikutsu
boring; dull; tedious
この映画はとても退屈だった。
This movie was very boring.
退屈するtaikutsu suru
to feel bored
一人で退屈しています。
I'm bored alone.
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Notes
- Nuance
退屈 describes the feeling of being bored, while つまらない more often describes the thing itself being dull.
- Grammar
works as a な-adjective (退屈な時間) and forms a verb with する (退屈する).
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