くたくたkutakuta

1. na-adjective, adverb (with と)exhausted; worn out; dead tired
   もう朝あさから晩ばんまで働はたらいてクタクタだよ。↗

   I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.
2. no-adjective, na-adjectivebattered (esp. of clothing); worn out; ragged; tattered
   彼かれはくたくたの背広せびろを着きていた。↗

   He was wearing a threadbare suit.
3. adverb (with と), na-adjective(boiling) to a pulp; to a mash; to a mush
   くたくたに煮にる。↗

   Reduce to pulp by boiling.

• SynonymヘトヘトCasualColloquial. Means utterly exhausted and is nearly interchangeable with 「くたくた」 for tiredness, but never describes clothes gone ragged or food boiled to a pulp.
• SynonymしんどいCasualColloquial. Common in Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku but now widespread; covers tiredness and tough, draining tasks, while 「くたくた」 stresses being drained of strength.
• RelatedボロボロCasualColloquial. Highlights things battered and crumbling, and can also mean worn out body and mind; more ragged than 「くたくた」, which fits clothes gone limp with wear.
• RelatedかったるいCasualColloquial. Covers listlessness and sluggish movements that try one's patience — the stress is on lacking the will to act; 「くたくた」 stresses being drained of strength.
• Related疲れたつかれたNeutralNeutral. The plain, everyday word for being tired in body or mind, of any degree; 「くたくた」 stresses deep exhaustion, the body drained of strength.
• RelatedけったるいCasualColloquial. A dialect-flavored word for feeling languid and unable to get moving — the stress is on listlessness; for everyday 'dead tired' use 「くたくた」.
• Antonym元気げんきNeutralNeutral. Means full of energy and in good health; the opposite of 「くたくた」 in physical condition, exhausted versus vigorous.
• Antonym活発かっぱつNeutralNeutral. Describes people or activities that are lively and animated; the opposite of 「くたくた」 in whether one has energy at all.
• AntonymシャキッとしたCasualColloquial. Means crisp and alert, standing tall with good posture; the opposite of 「くたくた」, whether tired out or gone soft and limp like old clothes.

Use 「くたくた」 for dead-tired exhaustion, clothes gone soft and limp from wear, or food boiled to a pulp. For plain tiredness 「ヘトヘト」 swaps in; for things battered and ragged say 「ボロボロ」; the opposite state is 「元気」.

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1. 疲労ひろうや衰弱すいじゃくなどで体からだの力ちから抜ぬけたさま。
2. 着物きものや紙かみなどが使い古つかいふるされ張ばりがなくなったさま。
3. 材料ざいりょうの形かたちが崩くずれるほど煮にえているさま。
4. 物ものが細こまかくなるさま。