How to say "weary" in Japanese

• 物憂いものうい
  i-adjectiveCovers the adjective sense of weary: feeling languid, listless, or melancholy. Suits a vague, wistful weariness of spirit rather than physical exhaustion, as in a mood on a drowsy afternoon.
  そして、どうすることも出来できない物憂ものうさに、ふっとため息いきをつく。↗

  And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
• 疲らすつからす
  godan verb, transitive verbA transitive verb: to tire or weary someone, in the sense of causing fatigue or exhaustion. It is not a way to say you yourself feel weary, and it is less common than plainer tire verbs.
• 飽かすあかす
  godan verb, transitive verbTransitive verb meaning to bore or weary someone, chiefly through tedium or satiety. It is a marginal match for weary — it is really about boring someone — and is uncommon in use.
  彼かれの演説えんぜつは聴衆ちょうしゅうを飽あかせなかった。↗

  His speech held the attention of the audience.
• 飽かせるあかせる
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe transitive -ru form paired with 飽かす: to bore, tire, or weary someone. Like 飽かす it is really a boring verb, only loosely matched to weary, and rarely the word you want here.
• 物憂げものうげ
  na-adjectiveDescribes a weary, listless, languorous appearance or manner — the visible look of weariness. Use it of someone seeming languid or melancholy, as their appearance suggests that mood.

For a weary feeling or manner use 「物憂い」 or 「物憂げ」; 「疲らす」, 「飽かす」 and 「飽かせる」 are transitive verbs meaning to tire or bore someone, not adjectives of weariness.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 物憂いものういlanguid
• 疲らすつからすto tire
• 飽かすあかすto bore
• 飽かせるあかせるto bore
• 物憂げものうげlanguorous