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    3. 怠い

    怠い

    怠だるい​

    sluggish

    N1KMT8CoreAdjectiveMedicine & HealthEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    懈い

    だるいダルいたるい

    Adjective

    1.
    sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass
    word usually written using kana aloneslang

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    今きょ日うは体からだがだるい。

    My body feels sluggish today.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    熱ねつがあって、頭あたまがだるい感かんじがする。

    I have a fever and my head feels dull.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    長ちょう時じ間かん座すわっていたので、足あしがだるくなってきた。

    My legs started to feel heavy because I had been sitting for a long time.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    風か邪ぜのせいで、全ぜん身しんがだるくて何なにもする気きが起おきない。

    Because of my cold, my whole body feels sluggish and I don't feel like doing anything.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの話はなしはいつも長ながくて、聞きいているとだるくなる。

    His stories are always long, and listening to them makes me feel bored/tired.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    怠
    おこた.る・なま.ける…(1)
    neglect・laziness
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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